BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After reruns of the WONDER YEARS and HOME ECONOMICS premieres at 0.37/0.26, 20/20 gained 0.07 to 0.35. CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.13 to 0.50, followed by SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION at 0.20.  A BLUE BLOODS rerun was also at 0.20. NBC:  Following a rerun of the ORDINARY JOE pilot at 0.22, DATELINE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CW’s Monday ratings were apparently swollen by preemption in Houston for the local simulcast of the night’s NFL game.  As a result, in adjusted numbers, THE ORIGINALS lost 0.1, and JANE THE VIRGIN dropped 0.2, leaving that show not up but down from last week’s premiere–although at 0.5 it’s still retaining most of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the NEW AMSTERDAM season finale, the NBC NEWS special and the 10PM FBI MOST WANTED lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, steady at […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT pulled ahead in the Tuesday ratings race. 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 0.1 upticks in final numbers for THIS IS US, THE VOICE, and BULL, but LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the rerun of LEGENDS OF TOMORROW went 0.1 the other way.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up. NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL […]

Here is how the week is shaping up for the top cable telecasts (in bold) and top broadcast programs (in regular type) for this week through Thursday, ranked by adult 18-49 rating.  The complete ranking for last week is provided on the left for comparison.

  An off-night AMERICAN IDOL couldn’t dislodge SURVIVOR. 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 2). Ratings analysis […]