BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns continued to dominate the holiday airwaves, although after a rerun CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE at 0.42, ABC ran the new special THE YEAR: 2021 at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.36/0.31/0.26/0.24. NBC:  After a run of the movie TROLLS at 0.29, a rerun of THAT’S MY JAM at 0.25. FOX:  Reruns […]

> A few notes: these projections are for original episodes (no repeats) aired in the 4th quarter of 2011.  Series premieres will likely be .3-.4 higher, thanks to network marketing pushes, and then tend to go down over time.  We’ll be updating the numbers after we see full pilots and also as we get a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, steady with last week’s game.  Elsewhere, BLESS THE HARTS, BOB’S BURGERS, 60 MINUTES, NCIS: LA and CARD SHARKS all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  For the curious, the zero ratings for PANDORA and THE OUTPOST were more precisely 0.03/0.03.         […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday June 17 through Sunday June 23, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]

  Valentine’s Day was slow even for the WINTER OLYMPICS. 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 […]

  More numbers have been released for Sunday night’s event cable airings, and it was a big night for everyone.  The most voracious bite came from the Season 3 finale of THE WALKING DEAD, setting a new record with 12.4M total viewers for the 9PM initial airing alone.  It also had 8.1M 18-49 viewers, making […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant upward adjustment (to the next tenth) for the TO TELL THE TRUTH rerun in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.80/0.78.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained […]

  Another dreary Friday. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  QUANTICO gained […]