NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL DRAFT adjusted to 1.1.  Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and MOM lost the same.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The ESPN portion of the NFL DRAFT was at 2.04 (down 0.07 from 2018), […]

  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game, featuring Stanford vs. Notre Dame (1.8) topped ABC’s with Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (1.4) in preliminary ratings.  CBS preceded 48 HOURS (0.8) with a trio of holiday reruns:  FROSTY THE SNOWMAN at 1.4, FROSTY RETURNS at 1.2, and THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS at 0.9.  On NBC, a 2-hour DATELINE […]

> NEW SHOWS in CAPS. New Time Periods in Italics WHAT WE LIKE: With five new shows, CBS provides lead-ins to four of them, asking only A Gifted Man (Patrick Wilson as a surgeon whose dead ex-wife returns) to open a night (Friday).  The two new comedies at 8:30 Monday and Thursday have very compatible […]

  Ratings for the final night of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION were moderate, with NBC back in the lead at 0.9, CBS at 0.8 and ABC at 0.7. 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 […]

The Memorial Day holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday May 26 nationals available Tuesday May 30 at 1 pm Saturday May 27 nationals available Wednesday May 31 at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.24/0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.36/0.31/0.30. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell a tenth to 0.67, and FAMILY GAME FIGHT returned at 0.32. FOX:  Reruns at 0.16/0.11. CW:  After a rerun SUPERMAN & LOIS at 0.03, the series finale of TOM SWIFT dropped 0.02 to 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS gained […]

  May brings the end of the line–at least for this season–for just about everything on network television (and even a few shows on cable).  Here’s our weekly guide to what episodes even occasional fans won’t want to miss: SUNDAY APRIL 28 THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) VIKINGS (History Channel) MONDAY APRIL 29 BONES (FOX) THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE GOOD DOCTOR, and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although ESPN’s CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was by far the highest rated TV on Monday, at 5.05 […]