NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAN WITH A PLAN and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led again by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER (that […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and BONES gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE and the rerun of SVU lost the same amount.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): FX’s THE COMEDIANS premiered at an OK 0.37, and it was followed […]

  Even VICTORIA’S SECRET is feeling ratings erosion. 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 […]

The PGA and the weekend’s broadcaster (in this case NBC) usually have reason to be overjoyed when Tiger Woods is in contention at a tournament.  This weekend at Doral, Florida (the WGC Cadillac event), Woods won the event going away.  Saturday from 2-6 pm NBC averaged a 3.0 household rating and 7 share in the […]

It was hockey’s night. 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 the chart. NBC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage led Friday cable at 0.45, and the same network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was next at 0.41.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MSNBC’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE was at 1.08/1.40/6.6M for the main body of the debate, and 0.89/1.18/5.6M for the overrun, above the 0.85 for the last MSNBC […]

  The first ugly night of the new season. 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 […]