NETWORK UPDATE:  There was an extra 0.1 for THE GOOD WIFE, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, ONCE UPON A TIME and 60 MINUTES in final numbers.  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.7, 0.4 below the final for last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for AQUARIUS to an even-worse 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We’re informed by fans that the Adult Swim late-night Saturday line-up is full of shows that while not technically “originals” (so they don’t appear on the charts below) had never before been shown in their […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 28-29, 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 30-31, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Another chance to type the year’s most cumbersome title, as HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL:  THE MUSICAL:  THE SERIES gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH fell a tenth to 0.49, with […]

  Nobody answered KNOCK KNOCK LIVE. 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 […]

  Note:  SHOWBUZZDAILY has adjusted the Sunday ratings below to estimate final nationals when west coast viewing of live events (NFL) is re-tallied, specifically for NBC and CBS (the latter had both a 44-minute overrun leading into its primetime schedule and San Diego local coverage of the unusual late-night–on the east coast–game).  Final same-day numbers […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE adjusted up 0.2 to 1.7 in finals, while 48 HOURS lost 0.1.  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game rose 0.2 to 1.9, while FOX’s stayed put at 0.5.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With one exception, Saturday cable was again the land of COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the MEGHAN MARKLE: AN AMERICAN PRINCESS special lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.06 to 0.63.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game […]