Welcome to Summer TV. 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 the chart. […]
NETWORK UPDATE: In adjusted ratings, BEAUTY & THE BEAST declined by 0.1 from this morning’s numbers, while MASTERCHEF and THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1. (No change for MISTRESSES or 24.) MONDAY CABLE: LONGMIRE returned to A&E at 0.7, down 0.2 from last season’s premiere and finale, and also down about 10% from its 2013 premiere […]
BLUE BLOODS ended its season with a small bump. 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 […]
Tuesday premiered on all four broadcast networks last night, with almost all schedules unveiled entirely intact. CBS is in first place with a 3.3 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, exactly on target according to our ShowbuzzDaily fourth quarter estimates. FOX opened a little below our fall forecast, while NBC (which premiered a week […]
> Whatever one’s reservations about the entertainment value of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD, there’s no question that it’s a blockbuster. Even airing against the highest-rated Grammy Awards in more than 20 years, Walking Dead broke its own record for cable drama. In its initial 9PM airing, the show had 5.4 million 18-49 viewers, 12% higher […]
A steady and mostly dull 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 and comparisons follow […]
NETWORK FINALS: WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 5.4. In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: HBO’s HERE AND NOW had an unpromising premiere at 0.20 (particularly bad because it had a 0.60 lead-in from another […]
For a summer Friday, BIG BROTHER was indeed big. 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 […]