NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning preliminary numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.86/0.64.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK gained 0.03 to 0.50, and CRANK YANKERS was steady at 0.21.  The season finale of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM episode of SINGLE PARENTS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CHICAGO PD rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.57, and SUMMER HOUSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s run of the movie FLUSHED AWAY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball dominated Saturday cable, with 4 of the Top 10 slots occupied by various pieces of TNT’s coverage of NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND, topped […]

        NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s STILL STAR-CROSSED may soon have company on Saturdays, as SOMEWHERE BETWEEN fell 0.1 in final numbers to a deadly 0.3.   In addition, WORLD OF DANCE and the rerun of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost 0.1.  And as expected, both CW reruns were adjusted for their NY preemption and dropped […]

  A timeslot flip didn’t accomplish much. 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 follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final 5.0 for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.3 from last week’s rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.97, down 0.07 from last week.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE dipped 0.07 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.03 to 0.70, with the lead-in clip show at 0.30.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL at 0.41 and […]

  2016 was a different ratings world from 2020, and that was reflected in the preliminary ratings for the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, which were at a preliminary 0.2-0.3, compared to 0.5-1.0 4 years ago.  (On that same night in 2016, THE BACHELORETTE was at 1.9 and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 1.6, which would be […]