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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NASCAR 4.8 rating FOX 3:15 pm Sunday Phoenix 500 (-9% from 5.3 last year) 1.5 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 22 and Sunday March 23, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Round of 32 to 16 7.9 rating CBS 2:30 pm Sunday #8-Kentucky […]

It was another night where preliminary ratings won’t necessarily mean very much.  The entire CBS schedule was pushed 18 minutes in most of the country because the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ran late, and there were NFL preseason preemptions affecting NBC and FOX.  Final ratings tomorrow morning will be more accurate. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NBA: Playoffs 1.9 rating ESPN 12:30 pm Saturday Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors Game 1 […]

  NBC and FOX will be the first broadcast networks to announce their 2014-15 schedules next Monday, so it makes sense that they’re the first to begin announcing their new series pick-ups.  No trailers have yet been released, but here are some quick facts on each: FOX Note:  In addition to those below, FOX has […]

  HIEROGLYPH:  Midseason TBD on FOX THE FACTS:  Ancient Egyptian fantasy-adventure, given a direct-to-series order by FOX.  The series creator is Travis Beacham, a screenwriter of Pacific Rim and the remake of Clash of the Titans, and let’s pretend that’s something to boast about. WHAT IT’S SAYING:  There will be mystery, magic, palace intrigue and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Merely 0.1 additions for the season finale of THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCAmerica) remained at 0.2, although just thousandths of a ratings point from being rounded up to 0.3.  The rounding worked against its lead-out IN THE FLESH, which technically had a 0.0 rating, although […]