AFTERNOON UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL managed to salvage a shred of dignity (for this week, anyway) by gaining 0.1 in adjusted numbers to hit 2.0.  HELL’S KITCHEN also climbed 0.1, as did THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and PARENTHOOD.  Final numbers for the Thursday primetime CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games were 1.0/1.3, with the first game way down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, LA TO VEGAS and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.99, with lead-out UNSOLVED […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 27 through Sunday August 2, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The LAST MAN STANDING rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY premiered at 0.23, slightly below the 0.25 start for WATCHMEN earlier this year; it was followed (after a rerun of the premiere) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions, DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR both dropped 0.2, and the reruns of ALL AMERICAN and BLACK LIGHTNING were both down 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK, MACGYVER and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.51/0.15.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and UNTUCKED was up […]

  THE X-FILES is losing momentum. 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 […]

  Not a good night to be a Muppet. 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 […]