NETWORK UPDATE:  It was a good adjustment night for CBS, where 2 BROKE GIRLS gained 0.2 in final numbers, and both MIKE & MOLLY and SCORPION found an extra 0.1.  In addition, GOTHAM, THE VOICE and DANCING WITH THE STARS all gained 0.1 when all the votes were counted.  Ratings in key demos for […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.6, down 0.6 from last week’s final rating.  Both THE SIMPSONS and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH went up 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE GOOD WIFE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THE WALKING DEAD climbed 0.52 from last week […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers to 3.1 (STATE OF AFFAIRS held its 2.2).  SLEEPY HOLLOW also rose 0.1.  With local football simulcasts removed, DANCING WITH THE STARS reduced rose by 0.1 to 2.3 2.5, and CASTLE lost 0.2 to 1.8–although both were still up significantly from last week.  Ratings in key […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  Just when it seemed as though things couldn’t get worse for MULANEY, they did, as the show fell 0.1 in final numbers to 1.0.  MADAM SECRETARY and THE SIMPSONS each gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.2, a big 1.6 above last week’s Sunday night game. Ratings in key demos for […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 dip for CAUGHT ON CAMERA.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery towered over the rest of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH up 0.02 to 1.02, and the season finale of TREASURE QUEST […]

  A soft ratings night for everyone. 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 […]

  Preliminary broadcast network ratings for Night 1 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION were roughly the same as last week’s Democratic Convention, and at 0.3/0.2/0.3 were similarly down from 2016 (0.7/0.5/1.1).  For more detail, see Mitch Metcalf’s Convention Ratings Analysis post, which will be updated this afternoon with cable numbers. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program […]

        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 […]