NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE WORLD’S BEST lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.78/0.60.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.53, with episodes of RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.20/0.18, compared […]

  A loud finale and a quiet premiere. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the season finale of THE GIFTED went out on a sour note, down 0.1 to 0.4         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Wednesday cable by a sliver, up a tick […]

  Veterans returned to NBC. 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 follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was back at the top of Monday cable, at 1.09/1.04/0.92 compared to last week’s 1.08/0.97/0.84.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.62/0.52 […]

  NBC’s Monday swung into midseason. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.0, and the rerun of PROVEN INNOCENT dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.93/0.45/0.40/0.32/0.21/0.18, led by Duke vs. Syracuse.  A&E’s LIVE PD edged up 0.02 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted late yesterday, THE OSCARS adjusted to 7.7, up 0.9 from last year’s finals, and in addition, LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET adjusted to 2.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of FBI lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]