NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was again #1 on Friday cable, although it fell by 0.24 from last week to 1.25.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All of the night’s adjustments were football-related.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, which was still far below last week’s 8.6 rating.  60 MINUTES gained 0.3 in final numbers, lifting it to 2.2.  CBS aired its scheduled new episode of CSI even though the show didn’t start airing until 10;50PM in […]

  Basketball under the tree. 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 follows the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 0.9/1.2, down from last year’s 1.7/1.4.  Elsewhere, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable was naturally dominated by the NCAA TOURNAMENT, which took up 10 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.8.  Elsewhere, LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY episodes lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 0.96/0.59.  […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday December 5 and Sunday December 6, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL and college football weekend or the same calendar weekend […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News topped Monday cable again, with Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.75/1.19/6.1M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.67/0.95/3.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  PREMIER BOXING gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RANSOM and the rerun of CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Saturday Top 5 was heavy on ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL, with the primetime Duke vs. North Carolina game […]