NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.5, and the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted to 1.0.  In addition, the MISS USA PAGEANT gained 0.1 after adjustment.  Elsewhere, the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun and the 9PM MADAM SECRETARY rerun each rose 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net took the night with 0.99 for Game 3 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS.  (We don’t normally report on the theatrical movies that networks list as “originals,” but it’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun and both MASTERS OF ILLUSION episodes lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cinemax’s heavily hyped new original OUTCAST had a terrible start, premiering at 0.06, a number that makes BANSHEE […]

  Blowouts aren’t great for sports ratings. 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 ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5, 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. NBA Playoffs […]

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). ###

  A throwaway 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 follows the chart. ABC:  A new […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  More or less as expected, the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.3 in final numbers, while the reshuffling of west coast numbers sent the mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE down to 1.2. Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1, but AMERICAN GRIT lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals […]