NETWORK FINALS:  The pre-finale hour of THE VOICE and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.49.  MTV’s TEEN MOM ticked down to 0.39, and RIDICULOUSNESS was […]

Major League Baseball’s 2012 Playoffs (or Postseason as MLB insists it is called) could not be more competitive or interesting on the field.  Most series in the Division Championship round going the limit to five games, and most games very close (one or two run margins) this year.  And the national audience could not care […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Things only got worse in final numbers, as both TIMELESS and CONVICTION fell an additional 0.1.  As expected, the NFL preemption on CBS pushed KEVIN CAN WAIT down 0.2 and the SCORPION season premiere down 0.3, although THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1.  (THE VOICE also added 0.1.)  The NFL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were plentiful MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-related adjustments, as both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2, and both ALL AMERICAN and BLACK LIGHTNING lost 0.1.  In addition, PRODIGAL SON was down 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday December 7 through Sunday December 13, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still down -2% from last year and still +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($8.536 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 and the reruns of MACGYVER and RIVERDALE lost the same in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD stayed at the top of Friday cable, despite a 0.08 drop to […]

  The holiday doldrums. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  The highest-rated […]