NETWORK FINALS: Now that the NFL Preseason adjustments are out of the way, here’s how the broadcast networks performed last night. NBC: THE WALL fell 0.3 to 0.5, with the same rating for a 9PM rerun special. The season finale of THE NIGHT SHIFT (which felt like it could double as a […]
A night for TV comfort food. 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 […]
NBC: CONSTANTINE, while still last in the 10PM timeslot, showed some life by rising 0.3 from last week to 1.1, outpacing its lead-in GRIMM, which rose 0.1 to 1.3. The night started with DATELINE, steady at 1.5. ABC: LAST MAN STANDING and CRISTELA both fell from last week, MAN by 0.2 to 1.3 and […]
NETWORK FINALS: FOX’s US OPEN coverage held at 0.4 in final numbers. Elsewhere, the NCIS: LA and MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns each lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led Friday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with lead-out HOMESTEAD […]
NETWORK UPDATE: MISTRESSES and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY both went up 0.1 from this morning’s numbers. MONDAY CABLE: ESPN’s coverage of the All-Star HOME RUN DERBY took the night at 2.1–even the rain delay scored 1.4. The top-rated regular programming, as usual on Mondays, was VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA, down 0.1 […]
AMERICAN IDOL rebounded from last week’s low. 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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: There were no adjustments from Saturday’s early numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation ceremony was Saturday cable’s highest-rated original at 0.90, and its 30 FOR 30 documentary lead-out was at 0.60. Between them, FOX Sports 1’s UFC PPV PRELIMS […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Everything stayed as-is from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX) returned with a new episode last night after taking the holiday week off and led cable, although it was down 0.38 from […]