America wanted the NFL in its Christmas stockings. 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 follows […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Apart from 0.1 drops for the reruns of MARRY ME and GOTHAM, there were no changes to Friday’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday night cable belonged to Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, with a dominating 1.18.  In […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The GOLDEN GLOBES only adjusted up to 5.8 in final numbers, down a significant 0.7 from last year.  The football-swollen 60 MINUTES rose 0.3 to 3.9, and THE GOOD WIFE gained a tick to 1.4.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL and the ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE RED LINE lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s GAME OF THRONES may have set a series record with its 12.5M total […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes to the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for USA’s WWE coverage, which was at 1.17/1.13/1.11, compared to last week’s 0.83/0.83/0.74, and followed by a “sneak peek” of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MISTRESSES lost its 0.1 morning bump in final numbers, while AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR went up the same, as did the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the HOME RUN DERBY took Monday […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s Alabama vs. USC game adjusted up 0.1 to 2.5 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ORIGINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with games and related programming occupying 11 of the Top 12 slots.  (ESPN alone had 10 of those, […]

  The return of AMERICAN IDOL was dominant. 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 […]