NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.5.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.75/0.65/0.59, compared to last week’s 0.82/0.79/0.73.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.05 to 0.67, and TI & TINY was down 0.06 to […]

The NBA playoffs continued on three networks this weekend, and the eight games collectively were very close to the comparable games last year (+1% overall).  The two ABC games were the highest-rated by far: a 5.0 household rating for Miami-Milwaukee and 4.1 rating for New York-Boston (in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets that comprise 70% of […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL stayed at 2.2 in final numbers, and there was no change for BLINDSPOT, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND or JANE THE VIRGIN, either.  (For those who care, BLINDSPOT actually outrated SUPERGIRL very slightly, 2.24 to 2.19.)  NCIS: LA, however, gained 0.1, as did THE VOICE.  Post-football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.1, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SONGLAND rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, the final season premiere of SUITS was at 0.21, down 0.07 from last July’s premiere and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip in CBS’s NCIS rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With the NFL done for the season, we’re in the thick of pre-tournament NCAA BASKETBALL season, and ESPN had 4 […]

We’ll be looking at the networks’ trailers for their new shows all week at SHOWBUZZDAILY  Let’s start things off with NBC’s big-ticket new Monday night drama REVOLUTION.         REVOLUTION – NBC – MONDAYS 10PM   WHAT IT’S SAYING:   Movie-sized spectacle from JJ Abrams and the director of Iron Man. WHAT IT’S […]

  A lackluster night for the networks. 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 FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s HOMELAND ended its run at 0.24, up 0.06 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  It was followed by the premiere of PENNY […]