NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the reruns of RIVERDALE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a quiet pre-holiday night, cable […]

  SATURDAY CABLE:  The season premiere of DOCTOR WHO on BBCAmerica scored 0.85 in 18-49s, with 2.2M total viewers.  The premiere of INTRUDERS, airing afterward, lost most of that lead-in with 0.23/796K.  The DOCTOR WHO AFTERSHOW slipped some more to 0.17/408K.  Elsewhere, OUTLANDER (Starz) got older with its 3rd episode, falling 0.06 in 18-49s to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down half a point from last week’s game.  In addition, after NFL adjustments, 60 MINUTES fell half a point, NCIS: LA dropped 0.4, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1, while THE SIMPSONS and BLESS THE HARTS each gained 0.1  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 5.4.  In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s HERE AND NOW had an unpromising premiere at 0.20 (particularly bad because it had a 0.60 lead-in from another […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  We’re posting a preliminary version of the Top 40 chart for now, to be replaced later this afternoon by the final chart in its regular format.  UPDATE: Top 40 with demographics chart now posted. NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s US OPEN coverage grew by 0.1 in final numbers, and the same was true […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MUPPETS, LIMITLESS, NCIS and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER fell the same.  The 8PM rerun of THE FLASH was also down 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The biggest news of the cable night wasn’t at the top of the chart, as FX’s THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER was crushed […]

  GAME OF SILENCE had a quiet start. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game gained half a point in final numbers, putting it up to 2.0, while NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game rose 0.3 to 1.2.  In addition, the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun on CBS lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The […]