NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTER OF ILLUSION and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the special 9PM 20/20 on the Dallas shootings lost the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The events in Dallas made Friday another day dominated by […]

  The return of regular AMERICAN IDOL episodes provided a bump. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again in the lead on Friday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.39/0.65/4.1M, CNN TONIGHT at 0.38/0.56/2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.1, down from 7.3 for 2015’s Game 3, and also down 0.4 from Sunday’s Game 2.  The mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE reduced to 1.1 after adjustment.  There were no other changes from this morning’s numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A double helping of COLLEGE FOOTBALL put ESPN firmly on top of Friday cable, with the primetime game at 0.96 and the late game at 0.58, and Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 60 MINUTES, THE EQUALIZER, NCIS: LA, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.25, […]

  And after 9 hours of delay, we have… ratings!  Which look pretty much as expected, despite the new Nielsen methodology.  Of course, with a night of reruns and faded specials on almost every network, it’s not clear if we’d recognize a change even if one was there.  Next week will be much more telling. DEMOGRAPHIC […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Final numbers were not kind to the night’s bubble shows, as THE MUPPETS, THE GRINDER and IZOMBIE all lost 0.1s they couldn’t spare.  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was down 0.1 as well. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON topped Tuesday cable, but […]