NETWORK FINALS:  THE LAST DEFENSE had a particularly ignominious exit, losing 0.1 in final numbers for a 0.3 finale.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals for the night were LAWS OF JAWS and AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED both at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost the same.  On ABC, CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP was down 0.1, and the MODERN FAMILY rerun was up the same.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV must have been using some secret sauce last night, placing 3 of the night’s top 5 cable originals.  HOUSE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  On ABC, the season premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS fell 0.2 from preliminary numbers, but DANCEBATTLE AMERICA gained 0.1.  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR season finale also rose 0.1.  All of the CBS reruns were down:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION by 0.2, and THE ODD COUPLE and NCIS: LA by […]

  GREY’S ANATOMY dipped from last week’s event episode. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH just barely gained 0.1 in final numbers (the less-rounded rating was 0.86), avoiding a series low. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, however, lost 0.1.  In addition, the 8:30PM AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE rerun went up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  BET’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 2 adjusted up to 3.9 in final numbers.  Complete World Series ratings coverage in our Skedball Special Report.  Elsewhere, both THE MIDDLE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1, as did SURVIVOR.  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, ARROW and SUPERNATURAL, though, all fell by the same margin. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, DANCING WITH THE STARS and EMERGENCY CALL both dropped after adjustment for local NFL coverage.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.38 to 3.19.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at […]

  May Sweeps didn’t begin with a (big) BANG. 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 […]