NETWORK FINALS:  With the exception of THE MIDDLE, all of ABC’s rerun sitcoms lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did CBS’s NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun, FOX’s rerun of THE MICK, and CW’s 9PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY.  (A note on the July 4th ratings:  all the non-FOX reruns […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.3, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.8.  Elsewhere, the 10PM 48 HOURS, and the reruns of THE VOICE and DATELINE all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

Nobody is earning any stripes at NBC. NBC:  STARS EARN STRIPES is now a full-fledged disaster, falling to 0.9 in its 3rd week.  GRIMM fell a bit as well to 1.6 against reruns, which isn’t much better than the show had been doing when it aired against original competition on low-rated Fridays. FOX:  The network’s […]

>Dancing with the Stars Results put ABC in the win column last night, which is normal for the final Tuesday of the November sweep, when the plastic trophy is awarded to America’s favorite dancer.  However, ABC is running 15% behind the pace of this night last year.  Look for much stronger casting in the next […]

Through Friday, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is averaging almost 8.5 million persons 2+ live+same day on CBS and three Turner networks (TNT, TBS and TruTV), now even with last year as well as the 2012-2016 average.  2015 remains the recent high with 8.9 million viewers 2+ in an average minute on the four networks, according […]

  Viewers had little interest in a documentary series about 1969. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday March 25-26, 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, March 26-27, 2016: […]

  ABC is all-in with Rebel Wilson next fall.  The network has given SUPER FUN NIGHT, which she wrote as well as stars in, its showcase Wednesday 9:30PM slot, behind Modern Family.  Wilson plays one of a trio of pals who’ve never been successful with guys and spend their Friday nights together hanging out at […]