NETWORK FINALS: Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC: AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers. TIME AFTER TIME […]
> NBC continues to settle on Monday, down another three tenths of a rating point from last week across the entire night. The Voice is down two tenths week to week (although that decline could become a one tenth drop when the official nationals are in). The real decline is at 10 pm, with Smash […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns: an 0.1 bump for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the […]
Nobody answered KNOCK KNOCK LIVE. 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 the […]
Summer network TV continues to fall behind cable. FOX: It’s all but a foregone conclusion that everything on network TV last night was outrated by the Boston/Miami NBA Playoffs and History’s conclusion of Hatfields & McCoys. The only show on the networks to score over a 1.5 rating in 18-49s was SO YOU […]
The broadcast networks aren’t what they used to be, and likely will never be again. They’re collectively on a train that’s moving in the wrong direction, because the lion’s share of their revenues are based on the number of people who watch the commercials contained in their shows within a short time after initial […]
NETWORK FINALS: EMPIRE, THE GOLDBERGS and SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both ARROW and SUPERNATURAL dipped the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was TNT’s turn to lead cable on Wednesday with its Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.11, […]
NETWORK FINALS: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart NOTE: At this time, we have no Monday cable ratings below the Top 150. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s college football coverage continued to dominate holiday cable, with the ORANGE BOWL at […]