The premiere of BRAINDEAD didn’t show much life. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE TONY AWARDS held at 1.6 in final numbers, while the STANLEY CUP FINALS gained 0.3 to 1.9.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO has 2 more weeks of ratings triumphs before things get less fun.  GAME OF THRONES romped once […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL games gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As is often the case on Saturdays, sports was in control of the cable box, although it’s less typical for soccer to be the dominant sport. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.0 (and JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted down to 1.0), and FOX’s COPA AMERICA matches adjusted to 0.4.  Elsewhere, both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT.       […]

  Something went right for the TONY AWARDS. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year.  Click here […]

  America’s fascination with OJ Simpson continued with ABC’s premiere of the documentary miniseries OJ: MADE IN AMERICA, with a 0.9 rating that was quite good for a summer Saturday night.  The show will now attempt an unusual pivot, switching to ESPN on Tuesday for the rest of its run.  ABC started the night with […]

  The NBA FINALS, while the overwhelming winner of the night, took a step backwards. 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 […]