The veterans showed why they’re still the elite. 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 […]

>CBS has strong ratings in the fast nationals for Monday, but much of that is caused by Baltimore station WJZ carrying the Ravens-Jaguars Monday Night Football game rather than the normal network lineup.  All CBS shows appear above their season average (see the table below) except Two and a Half Men, which is still up […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.09 to 0.44, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.04 to 0.49, and ALASKA DAILY was down 0.05 to 0.21. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON fell a tenth to 0.55, GHOSTS crashed by 0.13 to 0.51, SO HELP ME TODD (which just received a back order) dropped 0.06 to 0.32, and CSI; VEGAS […]

Tuesday ratings.  America’s Got Talent matched last year’s same night rating, a rare achievement for any returning show in today’s environment.  Last night’s AGT had a significant advantage (two-hour length) over last year’s episode (one-hour duration), but a 2.3 rating from 9-11 pm is very solid in any case.  In fact, AGT last night peaked at a […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 23 and Sunday January 24, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL schedule weekend or the same calendar weekend last year. NFL: […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.39/0.31, a SOUL OF THE NATION special was at 0.18. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.24/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.03 to 0.68, and HOT WHEELS was down 0.03 to 0.30. FOX:  BEAT SHAZAM rose 0.07 to 0.26, and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was up 0.05 to 0.25. CW:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER finale, the preceding clip-show hour and THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE  dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was steady […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.75/0.70.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.07 to 0.48, and LOVE & HIP-HOP was down 0.12 to 0.44.  Bravo’s REAL […]