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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 5.9 in final numbers, a point above last week’s game.  Elsewhere, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart    CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network piece of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL didn’t have the same bounce as the network portion, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE post-BACHELOR special lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL continued to dominate holiday cable, with the ROSE BOWL at 4.14, the SUGAR BOWL at 2.83, and the COTTON BOWL at […]

  More 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 and comparisons follow the chart. ABC:  On […]

  There’s no stopping EMPIRE. 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 follow the chart. […]

Updated weekly ratings chart for broadcast and cable:

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.  For the curious, BEING REUBEN almost reached the level where it could have been rounded up to 0.1, but not quite.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS […]

  GLEE may only be a shadow of the phenomenon it was when it began 4 seasons ago (a 2.3 average this season, compared to 4.0), but it’s still a significant asset for FOX, especially among the younger 18-34 demographic, and it has enormous ancillary value on iTunes and elsewhere.  So it’s no surprise that […]