NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.1, down 0.6 from 2018’s Game 1.  In addition, IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA opening-night doubleheader was at 1.75 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up by 0.1 to 9.1 in final numbers.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  POWER again put Starz at the top of Sunday cable, even though it fell 0.11 to 0.78, with SURVIVOR’S REMORSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The PRODIGAL SON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   The back-to-back premiere of FX’s BREEDERS was at 0.12/0.09.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL climbed 0.05 to 0.32, and the timeslot premiere of DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SWAT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The second installment of Discovery Networks’ WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE performed as follows:   on HGTV at 0.12, on Food Network at 0.08, on OWN at […]

  With a few scattered exceptions, over the next couple of days the broadcast networks will shut down their regular series for breaks that will range from 2 to 12 weeks, for all intents and purposes ending the “fall” part of the 2013-14 TV season. Let’s see where we are: Season to Date Averages Weeks […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s only adjustment, now that Nielsen has corrected its mistakes, was an 0.1 rise for SHARK TANK.  DATELINE also gained 0.1, as did HAWAII 5-0 BLUE BLOODS, but BLUE BLOODS HAWAII 5-0 lost the same amount. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday (plus a few other […]

  Live from New York… it was Lorne Michaels, saving NBC once again. 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 […]

  A fairly stable night. 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 and comparisons follow […]