The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday October 3 through Sunday October 4, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL and college football weeks or the same calendar weekend […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.37, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY was steady at 0.37, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE dipped 0.03 to 0.33, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.03 to 0.27. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.56, a tick off 2 weeks ago when the network didn’t have the late national NFL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There was some shuffling in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings, as both NBC and CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and ABC lost the same.  Also down 0.1 were the reruns of the MADTV 20TH ANNIVERSARY special and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  Linear ratings largely continued to strengthen. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE SIMPSONS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP returned with a 0.13 premiere, up a tick from its last premiere in July […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 60 MINUTES, THE EQUALIZER, NCIS: LA, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.25, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE GRAMMY AWARDS lost half a point after timezone adjustment, ending up with an 8.3 rating, well below last year’s final 9.9.  In addition, NBC’s run of THE HUNGER GAMES gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.  Notably, there was no change in the series low NCIS number.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Freeform’s final season premiere of PRETTY LITTLE […]