NETWORK FINALS:  Saturday was another night with NFL Preseason games, so there were plenty of adjustments.  Each show in the ABC and FOX line-ups as well as DATELINE and 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while both of the final hours of DOUBT fell 0.3.           […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of adjustments today.  THE BACHELORETTE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did CBS’s coverage of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.  However, NBC’s Convention coverage, COUPLED, both episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and ZOO all lost the same.           […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.1 in final numbers, quite a bit higher than this morning’s preliminary rating, but still considerably lower than the 6.1 for the last CBS primetime game 2 weeks ago.  Elsewhere, the entire ABC line-up lost 0.1 across the board, while SUPERSTORE gained 0.1.   […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 1, thanks in part to its length which put it in primetime across all time zones, didn’t change at all in final numbers, remaining at 4.6.  Elsewhere, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, THE VOICE, THE FLASH and NCIS each gained 0.1.  Additional note:  WICKED CITY scored particularly badly among Men 18-34, tying (with […]

  Veterans returned, and a newcomer arrived. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for football preemptions, both FOOD FIGHTERS and DATELINE dimmed by 0.2 from preliminary numbers, respectively to 0.9 and 1.2.  At FOX, BOOM lost 0.1 to 0.6, and the BONES rerun dropped 0.2 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1 were BIG BROTHER (to 2.0) and the MOM rerun (1.1).  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tis the season for […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.3 in final numbers to 3.4, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was up 0.2 to 1.7.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s decision to premiere ASH VS EVIL DEAD on Halloween night, when much of its target audience was […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE adjusted up 0.2 to 1.7 in finals, while 48 HOURS lost 0.1.  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game rose 0.2 to 1.9, while FOX’s stayed put at 0.5.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With one exception, Saturday cable was again the land of COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]