Note that due to an overrun for THE MASTERS, the CBS primetime schedule began at 7:25PM in most of the country, which will lead to adjustments in finals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews […]

  Embattled ABC fared the best on a slow night. ABC:  LAST MAN STANDING was down 0.2 from last week to 1.2, but things improved after that, as THE NEIGHBORS held at 0.9, SHARK TANK was easily the highest rated show of the night on any network, steady at 2.0, and 20/20 rose 0.3 to […]

CBS dominates, without a singing competition to be seen. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY, 2 1/2 MEN and PERSON OF INTEREST all had their best outings of the season.  Big Bang was particularly impressive, up 0.4 to a huge 5.5 that almost equaled the 4 other networks combined.  Men was up just a tick to […]

None of the new Sunday arrivals look like a breakout hit. 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 […]

The Independence Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything changes. Thursday July 2 nationals rescheduled to Monday July 6 at 1 pm PT (normally Friday afternoon) Friday July 3 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday July 7 at […]

  The news wasn’t good for EMERGENCE.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERGIRL rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up a tenth to 0.60, with MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER at 0.35/0.28 compared […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The time-zone adjusted rating for Game 2 of the NBA FINALS climbed to 6.0.  As expected, the primetime JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE and NBA COUNTDOWN dropped heavily, from 2.2/2.3 to 1.1/1.3. SATURDAY CABLE:  Starz’s POWER needed two runs, at 9 and 10PM, to accumulate a passable 0.3 rating in 18-49s (9PM was 0.15, 10PM […]