A pair of CW series returned quietly. 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 UPDATE:  After adjustment for CBS’s local simulcasts of SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, its numbers went way down from early ratings, by 0.4 to 0.5 for its HAWAII 5-0 rerun and by half a point to 0.6 for 48 HOURS.  In addition, the reruns on FOX of BONES and SLEEPY HOLLOW each dropped 0.1.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same.  Also up 0.1:  NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of AMC’s THE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.37. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATIONS dropped 0.07 to 0.25, and GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS was down 0.05 to 0.21, with a primetime SUNDAY MORNING special at 0.12. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.34. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.03 to 0.62. CW:  BURDEN OF TRUTH ticked down to 0.03, and DYNASTY held at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 0.63, steady with last week but down an ugly 0.46 from the 2022 finale (which was down 0.40 from 2021). CBS:  A YOUNG & THE RESTLESS 50TH ANNIVERSARY special was at 0.27, followed by reruns at 0.20/0.25. NBC:  THE VOICE dipped 0.04 to […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 18, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  Adele is a hit on TV, too. 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 […]

Ratings for the simultaneous double-headers on ESPN and ESPN2 Monday have been added to the chart below.  Some real clunkers, including the Spain vs Australia match at 11:30 am on ESPN2, now the lowest-rated match of 2014. World Cup to Date:  the best comparisons currently are the June 12-23 ESPN Average to Date for 2014 (all […]