NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, both CW shows SUPERNATURAL and ARROW dropped 0.1 after adjustment for their preemption in NY.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SWAT lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s ratings-leading NBA PLAYOFFS […]

  Everyone knows that the Super Bowl is by far the highest rated show of each season, but what does it mean for a network’s big picture?  Here were the season-to-date averages for the broadcast networks as of a week ago: NBC:  2.47 FOX:  2.11 CBS:  2.07 ABC:  1.67 CW:   0.54 And here are the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down 1.7 from last week’s final and down 1.3 from 2018’s Week 2 game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.29/0.30/0.28/0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.35/0.19/0.18/0.19. NBC:  Reruns at 0.17/0.15/0.16/0.17. FOX:  A NASCAR race at 0.57. CW:  RIVERDALE ticked down to 0.04, followed by reruns at 0.04/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dropped 0.03 to 0.08, and the season finale […]

>   At this point, it would be fairly shocking if the NFL and its players didn’t settle their labor dispute in time to have a full pro football season.  (That sound is NBC falling to its knees in relief.)  One issue that seems likely to remain unresolved in the new labor agreement is the […]

  A significant drop for the premiere of BACHELOR IN PARADISE. 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 […]

2016 World Series ratings by Game with average ratings for each Game since 2006. Averages for World Series Games 1-5.  2016 is now #1 since 2006 with total viewers (persons 2+ live+same day) but still #3 since 2006 with the key sales demographics of adults 18-49 and men 18-49. ###

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game remained at 1.9 in final numbers, while FOX’s stayed at 0.5.  Elsewhere, the final hour of AQUARIUS gained 0.1 to a still-dismal 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As will mostly be the case every Saturday until […]