Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 12: March 13-19, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.16/0.16. CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership down 0.03 to 0.46, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down 0.09 to 0.40, and FBI: MOST WANTED down 0.08 to 0.38. NBC:  NIGHT COURT fell 0.11 to 0.29, and AMERICAN AUTO was down 0.02 to 0.21.  The season premiere of THE WALL was at […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK and HAWAII 5-0 each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery had 2 of the night’s Top 3 cable shows with the returns of GOLD RUSH (1.21) and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT (0.51).  Disney Channel had 3 in the Top 10:  GIRL […]

> Even with weakened competition on the other 2 networks, NBC and FOX weren’t able to capitalize. NBC:  There were holiday specials on ABC and reruns on CBS, and none of it did much for the NBC line-up.  COMMUNITY could only benefit by one or two ticks, and PARKS & RECREATION tied its season low.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30. NBC:  After […]

  Finales gave a boost to ABC. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

>Not surprisingly, on Christmas night America just wanted its football (and a little basketball). NBC: The network had a solid game with 2 marquee teams (Green Bay vs. Chicago) and zero new competition, and the result was its best rating in weeks. ABC: The high point for the ratings evening was the overrun from the […]