NETWORK FINALS:  The PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage adjusted to 0.8 in final numbers, and 60 MINUTES and the PRESS YOUR LUCK rerun each lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of TNT’s THE ALIENIST was at 0.20/0.17, compared to 0.27/0.18 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Bravo, after REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.04 to 0.72, the season finale of IMPOSTERS ticked down to 0.28.  THE DEADLIEST CATCH returned to Discovery at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK and 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage led Friday cable at 0.53.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.51/0.68/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

  NBC’s latest musical event didn’t get a worshipful reception. 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 UPDATE:  All of Sunday’s newest shows gained 0.1 in final numbers, with increases for BATTLE CREEK, SECRETS AND LIES and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.  In addition, 60 MINUTES and the reruns of THE VOICE and THE SIMPSONS were up 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and the pre-game primetime JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE fell correspondingly to 0.9.  In addition, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The hand-wringing about all the terrible things that happen on GAME OF THRONES certainly isn’t hurting the ratings, as its season finale was […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Unusually, it was ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game that topped its mother network to lead Thursday cable at 0.51.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.45.  TNT’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for Friday. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH fell 0.15 from last week, but at 1.27 it was still by far the biggest show on Friday cable, with lead-out DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW #2 at 0.54, […]