Not a good night for anyone. 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 […]

Update #6 Friday 9.15.2017 10 am PT: With Wednesday cable and broadcast nationals in this morning, the Thursday nationals are expected to be on time at 1 pm today, ending the disruption caused by Hurricane Irma. Update #5 Wednesday 9.13.2017 1 pm PT: Saturday and Sunday cable and broadcast nationals for 9.9-10.2017 should be available late […]

  Was AMERICAN IDOL’s return all that ABC had hoped? 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, after adjustment for football preemption, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND and JANE THE VIRGIN each lost 0.1 in final numbers, putting them where they were last week.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2.  (LIFE IN PIECES remained steady with the morning numbers.) Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  New Year’s Day cable was all about ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games, led by the ROSE BOWLat 3.77 (ESPN2 simulcast at 0.12), with the SUGAR BOWL at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BLACK-ISH and CODE BLACK lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s newly-renewed AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL slid 0.08 to 1.40, but still carried the night.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE shot up 0.56 to 1.18–perhaps viewers can explain what caused last night’s number to nearly […]

  A fair amount of original programming, but not much that anyone wanted to watch. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, ROSEWOOD, CRIMINAL MINDS, and ARROW all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THE MIDDLE and BLACK-ISH, on the other hand, each lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL took last week off, and although it topped the cable originals, it was down […]