FOR LIFE’s season ended quietly. 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 […]

  Only 2 networks did battle with ESPN’s CFP Championship. 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 […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 7 of the Top 10 shows on Saturday cable were sports, led by 0.43-1.09 ratings for ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, and 0.39/0.43 for HBO’s BOXING.  The highest rated non-sports show of the night was Lifetime’s […]

  SHADES OF BLUE returned low. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL preemptions, THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE GOOD DOCTOR both dropped 0.2, to 0.9/1.0.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down a huge 2.45 from last week’s big game, although at 3.08 it still […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.0, and the 2 hours of DATELINE lost 0.1/0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As COLLEGE BASKETBALL heads to the NCAAs, ESPN’s games were at 1.23 (Duke vs. North Carolina)/0.81 (Michigan […]

  CBS bid a fond farewell to its share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL for the season. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The original SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, but GRIMM lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all ESPN at the top of Friday cable, with a pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.24/0.95, and coverage of the […]