A slow July 4th for televised fireworks. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CARD SHARKS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.02 to 0.62.  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.37.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL at 0.33 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.60, and CBS’s NFL HONORS special adjusted to 0.49.  In addition, NBC’s reruns dropped in finals, with ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL down 0.1, and SVU down 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TO TELL THE TRUTH fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a close race for the Monday cable lead, but VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP prevailed despite a one-tenth drop to 1.08, with lead-out BASKETBALL WIVES […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.7, up 0.7 from last week.  In addition, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE SIMPSONS and 60 MINUTES, but MADAM SECRETARY went down the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very busy night, AMC’s […]

> An atypical night gave the win to ABC, but CBS may have the key to Fridays for the rest of the season. CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS ran away with 8PM, ahead of the nearest competition by almost a full ratings point. A GIFTED MAN, running the rest of its episodes at 9PM, did better than […]

  Happy New Year!  Ratings were down from last year, possibly in part because the night fell on a Saturday, but Mariah Carey’s lip-sync disaster will be viral forever. 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, […]

  Another dull summer Friday. 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. […]