NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.97/0.79.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.95/0.85/0.77 compared to last week’s 0.93/0.91/0.90.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.02 to 0.72, and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Both STATION 19 and FOR THE PEOPLE dropped 0.1 in final numbers, not an auspicious start to their campaigns.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The saga of TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER continued with a 0.15 jump to a Thursday […]

  Bumps for most of the night’s originals. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING, HAWAII 5-0 and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH remained at the top of Friday cable, even though it fell 0.11 to 0.96, and lead-out THE WHEEL was […]

  A small uptick for CBS. 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 […]

NOTE: The NBC prime time numbers for NHL playoff action below contain SNL’s first-ever live broadcast on the west coast. In the Pacific Time Zone, NHL aired at 5 pm PT and SNL aired at 8:30 pm PT (and again at 11:30 pm PT as a repeat). On Tuesday morning when the official nationals for […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, CBS looked a lot worse once its football preemptions were removed from final numbers.  Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held its 4.5, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.6, 2 1/2 MEN slipped 0.1 to 2.1, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.4, and ELEMENTARY dropped 0.2 to a dangerously low 1.0.  In addition, […]

  A scary Halloween for quite a few shows. 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 […]