Wow. USA vs Ghana on ESPN Monday just missed averaging 10 million viewers over the course of the entire telecast. This is double what the USA matches did in 2010 from South Africa, and the demographic ratings (almost 6 ratings with young men) are excellent. The other two matches earlier in the day Monday are […]
NETWORK UPDATE: As expected, TAXI BROOKLYN dipped from the morning’s numbers by 0.1. Still, no loss from its series premiere last week is a fairly positive result. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1, so it ended up holding even with last week. The MODERN FAMILY rerun lost 0.1 WEDNESDAY CABLE: With no […]
There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the estimable, comprehensive TV By the Numbers website posts its cable ratings. As TVBTN […]
For American viewers, even preseason football is football. FOX: The preseason NFL FOOTBALL game between Indianapolis and the NY Giants scored 2.0, easily giving FOX the night, although the game wasn’t quite the highest rated show of the evening. CBS: BIG BROTHER was up 0.1 from last week (when it aired out of its […]
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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]
Like the movie box office, the summer TV season is ending with a whimper. CBS: The network will have to hope that there’s more audience interest in its new shows than the 0.8 rating for its CBS FALL PREVIEW infomercial suggests. After that, the increasingly nutso UNDER THE DOME fell 0.2 to a new […]
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 34: August 16-22, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year Broadcast Late Night: Current […]
NETWORK UPDATE: As expected, ABC adjusted downward when its local football simulcasts were removed, with DANCING WITH THE STARS at 1.8 (down 0.4 from last week) and the season premiere of CASTLE at 2.2, the same as last season’s premiere. Both the new episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION gained 0.1 in […]