Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday May 6-7, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Note: a reader asked about including coverage of NWSL soccer on Lifetime Saturday afternoons. The […]

  NBC’s continuing coverage of the US OLYMPIC TRIALS showed strength. 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 […]

>Don't trust the premiere rating. ABC: If DON'T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23 can continue to retain 70% of its MODERN FAMILY lead-in, it'll be a comfortable win. Now that its premiere marketing blitz is over, we'll find out in the next week or 2 whether it can. FAMILY, SUBURGATORY and THE MIDDLE all […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race adjusted up to 1.0 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s OUTLANDER more than doubled its Season 1 finale (and also its series premiere), up an impressive two-tenths to 0.39.  Unusually, ESPN’s […]

  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL owned the night. 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 only faint sign of ratings life came from the US OLYMPIC TRIALS. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Monday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland NBA game dominated Monday cable at 1.86, with the late Houston vs. Clippers game at 0.86, and the afternoon Lakers vs. Memphis […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from the morning numbers were for reruns:  up 0.1 for NCIS: LA and down 0.1 for THE ORIGINALS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA regained the top Monday cable slot after last week’s WOMENS WORLD CUP match, up 0.05 to 1.56, with lead-outs AFTERPARTY steady at 1.07 and TI & TINY down […]