NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE MASKED SINGER, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.  Note that while NANCY DREW didn’t technically adjust (because we don’t have numbers to the thousandth), it went to 0.05, which might have rounded higher.         […]

  Due to the STATE OF THE UNION address, only one network aired original programming after 9PM. 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 […]

  On a Sunday night full of original sweeps programming, no network show topped a 1.3 rating. 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 […]

        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, down 0.08 to 0.48.  Food Network’s primetime DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34, and in the morning, KITCHEN AT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN took the top slot on Tuesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.90, and the season finale of SHOOTER ticked up to 0.49.  History’s CURSE […]

NOTE: ABC and NBC numbers below do not include live viewing in the Pacific Time Zone from 5-8PM local time for the EMMY AWARDS and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. Precise program ratings will be available for those programs Tuesday morning. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, the preliminary ratings were more or less useless because of NFL preemptions, so we’ll do a full network rundown here. NBC:  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s summer Weekend Update series debuted at a solid 1.2, well above its 0.7 lead-in from THE WALL (down 0.3 from 2 weeks […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, steady with last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was no new RICK & MORTY, clearing the way for AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD to lead scripted cable on Sunday, even though […]