NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s LAS VEGAS BOWL coverage adjusted up to 0.6.  In addition, the YOUNG SHELDON and DATELINE reruns dropped 0.2 and the reruns of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and THE UNICORN lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Some […]

  The return of original animation to FOX didn’t excite viewers. 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 […]

  Steady finales. 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 comparisons follow the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.1 in final numbers, while the 9PM MARLON, SALVATION, and the reruns of SVU and SPEECHLESS lost the same.  MASTERCHEF was rated as 2 separate episodes at 1.0/1.1.  As we noted this morning, the CW reruns had been suspiciously high (presumably due to sports preemption), and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Quite a few adjustments to the next tenth, for SHARK TANK, 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.29.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.25/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19/0.14.  […]

  A dull night, even by summer standards. 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 and comparisons […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Saturday was very slow on cable, with the highest 18-49 rating a 0.37 for BELLA AND THE BULLDOG on Nickelodeon.  Spike’s AUCTION HUNGERS was at 0.31.  LOG CABIN LIVING (HGTV) was at 0.29/0.27, down more than […]

  Game 1 of THE WORLD SERIES scored in an epic at-bat. 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). […]