NETWORK FINALS:  The final rating for THE OSCARS was 2.12, down 60% from the 2020 rating and consistent with other recent awards shows.  (A note to those arguing that the content of the show drove viewers to turn it off in progress:  the highest quarter-hour of the telecast was at 2.31 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On both CBS and NBC, the 8PM shows (the season finales of BIG BROTHER and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT) gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of the 10PM lead-outs (the season finale of SALVATION and the season premiere of THE GOOD PLACE).  In addition, the 8PM hour of […]

        NETWORK FINALS: THE RESIDENT, MAN WITH A PLAN, 9JKL and SCORPION all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast topped Monday cable with 1.10/1.07/1.04, compared to last week’s 1.21/1.15/1.06.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at […]

  In a battle of doubleheaders, MURDER killed THE BLACKLIST. 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 […]

  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.9, up from last week’s 6.0.  In addition, THE PLAYER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season premiere of BONES. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable portion of THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL on NFL Network was at 1.6, up two-tenths from […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did MODERN FAMILY and ARROW.  The rerun of SVU dropped 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT led Wednesday cable with 1.71 for the Clippers/Spurs game, preceded by 1.05 for Memphis/Portland.  (Way down in the new supplemental chart, at #77, is the 0.14 for […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM episode of CROWDED and the rerun of THE FLASH each lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Remarkably, 6 of the Top 10 slots on Tuesday cable were filled by primary election coverage.  As usual, CNN led […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE GONG SHOW lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the pre-All-Star Game HOME RUN DERBY towered over Monday cable at 2.63, up a remarkable 0.76 from 2016.  The CELEBRITY SOFTBALL […]