A mostly steady 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. CW:  THE […]

  A solid finale for LINCOLN RHYME. 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 follows […]

  There’s not much doubt about which sport Americans consider their national pastime. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers (just barely:  it ended up at 0.34).         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 has been trying to build its Wednesday to go along with its hit Monday line-up, and this week it topped […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Both STATION 19 and FOR THE PEOPLE dropped 0.1 in final numbers, not an auspicious start to their campaigns.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The saga of TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER continued with a 0.15 jump to a Thursday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine. ABC:  The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, THE WONDER YEARS also down a tenth to 0.38, THE CONNERS down 0.09 to 0.48, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.68, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.15 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was down a tick to 0.29. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dipped 0.03 to 0.60, B POSITIVE (out of timeslot) ticked up to 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.03 to 0.52, and UNITED STATES OF AL (also slot-shifted) was down […]

  SUNDAY UPDATE:  In final FINAL numbers, THE ACADEMY AWARDS gained an extra 0.2 to 13.1, which although tiny as a percentage of total rating, was gratifying to the Academy and ABC, because it pushed the telecast 0.1 above last year’s Seth MacFarlane-hosted show in 18-49s (it was already comfortably up in older-skewing total viewers).  […]