NETWORK RATINGS:  The NFL exhibition HALL OF FAME GAME adjusted up to 3.6 in final numbers (and as expected, the MR. ROBINSON reruns fell to twin 0.6s).  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, while the CSI: CYBER rerun dropped 0.1.  Both BOB’S BURGERS reruns went up by 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of TRUE DETECTIVE, for […]

        NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 and BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s actual top-rated original was the primetime part of TNT’s NBA DOUBLEHEADER, 0.74 for Lakers vs. Cleveland, with 0.52 for the later Houston vs. Portland game.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC ended up in the lead with Super Tuesday election coverage at 0.6, with ABC at 0.4 and CBS at 0.3.  There were no other changes from the preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable night was dominated by […]

  Solid starts for NBC’s new sitcoms. 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 and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD OF DANCE and the 10:30PM rerun of SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up a tick to 0.67, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.02 to 0.52, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.75/0.56.  A&E’s LIVE PD climbed 0.06 to 0.68.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.39/0.58/3.4M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage was at 0.83/0.83/0.74, compared to last week’s 0.73/0.73/0.71.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP fell […]

  All the non-Debate programming was quite steady. 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 […]