Many viewers seem to have started their holidays early. 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 […]

  NBC in a walk. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Friday cable, with games on ESPN at 0.61/0.46, and games on Fox Sports 1 at 0.25/0.24.  A&E’s LIVE PD was a rerun, but its […]

  None of the season finales set their line-ups on fire. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Triple Crown: Preakness Stakes […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime NFL game adjusted to 6.1, half a point above last year’s game.  In other football-related adjustments, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun dropped to 2.2, the rerun of THE UNICORN was at 1.2, and the EVIL rerun ended up at 0.4.  In addition, the WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY special lost […]

  THE NIGHT SHIFT demonstrated the value of a lead-in. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, THE OSCARS adjusted to 5.3, with the RED CARPET special rated in half-hour segments at 1.1/1.6/2.2.  In addition, the OUTMATCHED rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that with the exception of HBO […]