Fast nationals for Saturday 3.11.2017 will be delayed a few hours because of the switch to Daylight Saving Time from Standard Time.  This is normal as Nielsen takes extra steps to validate the ratings and program lineups, which rely on thousands of clocks at networks, cable systems, television sets, cable and satellite boxes and viewing […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE ORIGINALS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT repeated as Friday cable leader, down 0.08 to 0.48, with a pre-show half-hour at 0.37, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and 20/20: IN AN INSTANT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s TOP RANK BOXING at the top, scoring 1.14 for the main event hour […]

  BIG BROTHER more than doubled the next highest-rated show on Wednesday night. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments for the SURVIVOR finale or anything else from this morning’s numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE took the Wednesday cable title, up 0.03 to 1.08, with lead-out MEN WOMEN WILD up 0.04 to 0.50.  ESPN’s NBA double feature […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We have another instance today of either the network or Nielsen mistakenly listing an original show as a rerun, which resulted in it being omitted from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE adjusted to 2.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Lakers vs. New Orleans NBA game was dominant at 1.01, with the Milwaukee vs. Toronto game at 0.49.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned from a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE BLACKLIST and AMERICAN IDOL all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  An additional note:  quarter-hour numbers for AMERICAN CRIME reveal a somewhat troubling steady decline throughout the hour:  2.3/2.1/1.9/1.8.  The drop at 10:15PM makes sense because some SCANDAL fans who tried it out would have decided to exit, […]