NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s DEMOCRATIC DEBATE rose 0.2 in final numbers, although it was still nowhere near its Republican counterparts, and FOX’s UFC LIVE climbed by the same amount.  Once SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from CBS’s NY and Dallas ratings, the network plunged by 0.4/0.5/0.6 respectively over primetime’s 3 hours.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.7, up a big 2.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, after adjustment for afternoon football, 60 MINUTES was at 1.8, and NCIS: LA was at 0.8.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER led […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The pre-finale hour of THE VOICE and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.49.  MTV’s TEEN MOM ticked down to 0.39, and RIDICULOUSNESS was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TIME AFTER TIME needs all the help that it can get, so the fact that it squeezed its way to a 0.65 in final numbers, rounding up to 0.7, makes it slightly less dismal than it was in preliminaries.  In addition, NCIS: LA gained 0.1.         […]

  Lots of finales. 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 follows the chart. NBC:  The series […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, CBS and CW were preempted in local markets for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  After adjustment on CBS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL RISE and BULL all lost 0.1 (meaning that compared to last fall’s premieres they were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.3, while BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA remained down 0.2).  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT was at 0.59/0.34.  Cable news was led by the 3PM CNN NEWSROOM […]

  Both of the night’s special events did fairly well. 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 […]