STATION 19 took a post-premiere hit. 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 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS didn’t change in final Wednesday ratings.  Elsewhere, the reruns of THE GOLDBERGS and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE both lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage peaked with its late-night telecast at 0.97, which […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.5, and the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE pre-show to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of BOB’S BURGERS  and FAMILY GUY rose the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

NOTE: We’ll be holding our analysis of Thursday night network ratings until final numbers this afternoon, because ratings for each network were inflated as listed below by local major-market pre-emptions for a full slate of NFL Preseason games: ABC (pre-emptions in Los Angeles for the Chargers, Cleveland, Nashville and Buffalo) CBS (in New York for […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GOTHAM gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery took the cable lead on Memorial Day night with STREET OUTLAWS, up 0.06 to 1.03, and its lead-out VEGAS RAT RODS was up 0.04 to 0.53.  USA’s WWE […]

  Viewers know which NFL games they really care about. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game stayed at 1.6, and FOX’s adjusted up to 3.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of KEVIN CAN WAIT fell 0.2, and DATELINE as well as the reruns of WILL & GRACE and MAN WITH A PLAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official […]