NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage jumped 0.8 to 5.5 in finals, but the special post-games SUPERSTORE fell 0.3 to 3.0, and by its final 15 minutes, it was down to 2.6.  That’s still a good number for SUPERSTORE, but it’s unlikely to get near that in its regular timeslot. Elsewhere, as expected, […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 27 through Sunday August 2, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

  Reminder:  no GAME OF THRONES ratings until tomorrow.  (Unless HBO issues an early press release.) 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 […]

  Most original network content headed upwards. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  60 MINUTES adjusted down 0.2 once the NCAA TOURNAMENT overrun was taken into account.  The rest of the CBS line-up stayed where it was in preliminary results.  In addition, ONCE UPON A TIME gained 0.1, as did the second half-hour of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and the night’s rerun of THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DATELINE rose by 0.2.  All the reruns on CW, including HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL, lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at twin […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ZOO and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT each gained 0.1 in final numbers.  The IZOMBIE rerun lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SHARK WEEK continued to occupy most cable viewers on Tuesday, with 3 of the night’s top 4 shows:  BRIDE OF JAWS at 1.41, TIBURONES at 1.37, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.81.  The latter […]

  THE INBETWEEN’s ratings lived up to its title. 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 […]