NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 2.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.8.  In addition, DATELINE and the NCIS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERSTORE and SNL reruns lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  Quiet exits for CW’s line-up. 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 comparisons […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained back 0.1 of its loss in final numbers, and there was a 0.1 bump for NCIS as well.  PRISON BREAK, however, dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games were virtually tied […]

  SIGNIFICANT MOTHER had a passable 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 follow […]

Tuesday prime time averages from the third week of the season show a 17% decline in live+same day DVR viewing for the four broadcast networks (from an 11.3 combined Adult 18-49 rating for the four networks on the same night last year to a preliminary 9.4 last night).  This is a bit better than the […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 16-17, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, December 17-18, […]

The highest rated program on cable the past week was Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN, a very good 4.9 rating with Adults 18-49 Sunday night.  (Boston tied the series 2-2 with a 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.)  It was also the highest rated program with young adults on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BONES and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and 2 BROKE GIRLS lost the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  INSIDE AMY SCHUMER returned to Comedy Central at 0.40, and the 2d night of […]