>Friday patterns are really set in stone.  CBS won another Friday with a 1.6 rating (same as last week) with three pricey scripted dramas:  A Gifted Man (1.3 rating, up 0.1 from last week), CSI: NY (1.7, up 0.1) and Blue Bloods (1.7, down 0.2). FOX was #2 on the night with a 1.3 rating (down […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie MOANA at 0.33, THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.07 to 0.55, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.08 to 0.44.  Reruns followed at 0.30/0.25. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST, not facing AMERICAN IDOL, gained 0.05 to 0.33.  An out-of-timeslot […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, up 1.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, FLIRTY DANCING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s DARE ME had a moderate premiere at 0.21.  That’s about the same as […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.32/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.29.  THE CHASE gained 0.02 to 0.24. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.07 to 0.61, and GHOSTS was down 0.05 to 0.58.  After a rerun SO HELP ME TODD at 0.20, CSI: VEGAS fell 0.15 to 0.21. NBC:  Back from a week […]

    Should NBC be worried about SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?  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 […]

    NOTE:  This will be the last cable post until Monday afternoon.  After that, Nielsen will gradually catch up through the rest of next week. Mitch Metcalf has posted a detailed schedule of Nielsen’s holiday ratings delays.   NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE  HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74 (Lakers vs. Portland)/0.48 (Boston vs. Denver).  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.07 to 0.51, and the lead-in hour was down a tick to […]

>At the midpoint of the summer, the four major broadcast networks are moving closer together each week.  NBC had been dominating earlier in the summer, but with the departure of The Voice and to some extent the NHL Playoffs, the peacock has slid from a weekly average of around a 2 rating with Adults 18-49 to […]