NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION went down 0.2 at NBC and up 0.1 at CBS.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FOX News feasted on […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of SHARK TANK was at 0.48, down just 0.04 from the 2021 premiere.  20/20 was at 0.32. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was at 0.37.  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION fell 0.07 to 0.14, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.16. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL slipped 0.02 to 0.22, and DATELINE was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage held at this morning’s 8.6.  Elsewhere, the only change was a 0.1 bump for the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite the Olympics, all was fairly standard in Monday cable, albeit at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME dropped 0.2 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and HOLEY MOLEY each lost 0.1.  The 9PM TRANSPLANT rerun gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game dominated Thursday cable at 2.34, up 0.19 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Broadcast coverage of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 0.47.  In addition, MAGNUM PI adjusted up to the next tenth and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS adjusted to the next tenth down (the latter presumably due to local sports preemptions).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Local college basketball tournament adjustments weren’t kind to the networks.  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.2 in final numbers, while AGENTS OF SHIELD, TAKEN, and CONFRONTING PUTIN all lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  But what was bad for the broadcasters […]

      Where were Jack and Sawyer?  Embracing the idea of “go big or go home,” the 8th season finale of GREY’S ANATOMY opened like the pilot for Lost, in the aftermath of the horrible crash of a plane on which several of our main characters had flown.  Shonda Rhimes is not against shaking […]

  Just a dismal night. 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 […]