NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC’s shows adjusted sharply down because of local station simulcasts of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  That left the DANCING WITH THE STARS premiere down half a point to 2.1, although that was still steady with the Fall 2015 premiere.  The finale of THE $100,000 PYRAMID fell 0.4 to […]

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). ###

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 0.9 in final numbers.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a very quiet Saturday for cable, dominated by COLLEGE BASKETBALL on ESPN and animation.  The top game was Kentucky vs. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and ULTIMATE TAG gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS jumped a tenth to 0.54 and took over the Wednesday cable lead.  Cable news was topped by Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM episode of 48 HOURS rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an extremely quiet cable Saturday on Memorial Day weekend.  HBO’s STORKS wasn’t an original, but a theatrical movie premiere (and its 0.30 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments weren’t kind to ABC, where THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE BACHELOR special both dropped 0.3.  In addition, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers adjusted to reflect the presidential address at 9PM, CBS’s NFL Films documentary UNDER THE LIGHTS fell 0.2 to 0.5, and EXTANT gained 0.1 to 0.8.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 1.9, while TAXI BROOKLYN lost 0.3 to 0.8.  On FOX, the HELL’S KITCHEN special was up 0.1 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen announced this morning that there have been systematic problems with their ratings since March, which weren’t noticed through the months of low summer viewing, but became obvious once the fall season began.  Although Nielsen didn’t address the issue directly, the assumption is that this is the explanation (you can read the […]