The WORLD SERIES continued strong. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.2 after adjustment to 3.1, while ABC’s stayed at 1.4, and NBC’s BREEDERS CUP coverage remained at 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A quartet of ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took 4 of the day’s Top […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY typically takes a sharp dip after its season premiere (last year it dropped 0.38 to 1.07), and 1984 was no exception, down 0.32 to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up to 1.5 in final numbers.  In addition, MISTRESSES dropped 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIZZOLI & ISLES began its final season on TNT at 0.58/0.52 for back-to-back episodes, down from 0.75 for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As with Sunday, Nielsen has released simultaneous preliminary and final network ratings for Monday, so our analysis will appear here with the more up-to-date numbers. ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was up half a point from last week to 2.7, which was down 0.2 from the 2016 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.76.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND fell 0.11 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at 0.83 (Boston vs. San Antonio)/0.59 (Golden State vs. Detroit).  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH slipped 0.04 to 0.78, and FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game gained 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.71/1.56.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.05 to 0.63.  ESPN’s continuing coverage of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.46, and NFL […]