Dancing beats singing. ABC:  The summer isn’t off to a great start, with the hugely-hyped premiere of DUETS–more of a variety show than a competition in its first episode– failing to spark much viewer interest and landing at a 1.7.  That wasn’t far ahead of the reruns on CBS and NBC (and behind Big […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AGENT CARTER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Also, IZOMBIE held onto this morning’s 0.6, a feat it didn’t manage last week.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON remained fairly steady at the top of Tuesday cable, down 0.07 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.75 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.36 (New Orleans vs. Knicks).  A&E’s LIVE PD was steady at 0.61, and the pre-show hour was down […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game dominated the night at 2.39, while Fox’s game was at 0.90.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was COLLEGE FOOTBALL at the top again, with ESPN’s COLLEGE GAME DAY at 0.55 and the network’s games at 0.52/0.33/0.23.  Adult Swim’s line-up […]

  The WORLD SERIES more than quadrupled the next-highest score of the 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 21-22, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, January 23-24, […]

  Sports owned the 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. […]

  Some mild shifts with the end of the NBA Playoffs. 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 […]