NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.4 from last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY, GOTHAM and WILL & GRACE each gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game took the Thursday cable crown at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and WORLD OF DANCE swapped 0.1s in final numbers, respectively up and down.  In addition, the BULL rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP match led Tuesday cable […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC naturally owned Sunday cable, with THE WALKING DEAD down 0.17 from last week’s midseason premiere to 6.58, and TALKING DEAD down 0.42 to 2.68, with COMIC BOOK MEN down 0.22 […]

  The shows that fell last week didn’t bounce back. 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:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  One of the BOB’S BURGERS reruns lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, E!’s I AM CAIT led Sunday cable, although at 1.15, it was only 0.06 higher than the season finale of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, and considering the months of hype that led up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime network finals had ABC at 1.6 (down from 2.5/2.7 in 2016, when the network split up its night for ratings purposes), CBS at 1.1 (down from 2.4), NBC at 1.7 (down from 4.0), and FOX at 1.0 (compared to 1.2/0.5).         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no mercy in the final numbers for WEIRD LONERS or THE DOVEKEEPERS.  However, THE VOICE, NCIS, THE FLASH and FOREVER all received 0.1 bumps. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): YOUNGER (TV Land) debuted with a 0.17 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CASTAWAYS and the NBC Fall Preview promo special lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC fell 0.27 from last week’s huge premiere, but at 0.78 it was still the Tuesday cable leader.  On USA, […]