Due to last Wednesday’s holiday, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 […]

ABC enjoys the onset of March. ABC:  The Alphabet Network won every timeslot last night, with both LAST MAN STANDING and MALIBU COUNTRY up a robust 0.3 (to 1.6 and 1.4, respectively), even though the only rerun they faced was on CBS.  SHARK TANK was the highest-rated show of the night with 1.9, and 20/20 […]

> There’s almost an embarrassment of riches on Sunday night cable, enough good shows to overload a DVR.  Since many of these series are among the most talked-about (and honored) on all of television, we’re going to start paying attention to them. HBO:  GAME OF THRONES was perfectly poised to become a Season 2 phenomenon, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were quite a few 0.1 increases from this morning’s numbers, with the gifted including NCIS, NCIS:LA, PERSON OF INTEREST, the 8PM PARKS & RECREATION, ABOUT A BOY and THE FLASH.  (There were no changes in the ratings for either episode of FRESH OFF THE BOAT.) Ratings in key demos for the […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 13 through Sunday February 19, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

Valentine’s Day didn’t heart network television, especially early in the evening. ABC:  About the best that can be said about the 1.3 debut of ZERO HOUR is that it edged out NBC and CW for 3rd place in the hour.  It’s a terrible start for a densely-plotted, serialized show that’s unlikely to lure many viewers […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for the rerun of THE SIMPSONS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID once again led Sunday cable, with 2 episodes at 1.22 and 0.93.  (Last week, the pair was at 1.23/0.87.)  At HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE shed 0.05 to 1.03, BALLERS was also down […]