NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for the rerun of THE SIMPSONS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID once again led Sunday cable, with 2 episodes at 1.22 and 0.93.  (Last week, the pair was at 1.23/0.87.)  At HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE shed 0.05 to 1.03, BALLERS was also down […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Things only got worse for AQUARIUS and HANNIBAL in final numbers, as both lost 0.1 to hit new lows of 0.2 and 0.3 respectively.  The rerun of RUNNING WILD was also down 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO insists on listing its premieres of theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why THE MAZE RUNNER appears […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 reduction for the SHARK TANK rerun. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery held the top 2 slots on Friday cable with ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (preempted for Shark Week, it rose 0.22 from 2 weeks ago to 1.02) and TREASURE QUEST at 0.62.  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD gained 0.13 […]

  WELCOME TO SWEDEN didn’t get much of a hello. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 18 and Sunday July 19, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Golf British […]

NBC:  AQUARIUS (remember, already renewed for a 2d season!) fell 0.1 with its move to Saturday to a new low 0.3.  The sparse but committed fans of HANNIBAL, though, followed their show, which maintained its 0.4.  Both were outrated by the 0.5 for a rerun of RUNNING WILD. CBS:  Still burning off episodes of THE […]

  ABC:  On another dull summer Friday, WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20 each fell 0.1 to twin 0.9s, after 0.7 for a SHARK TANK rerun. NBC:  Following 0.7 for an AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, DATELINE dropped 0.2 to 0.9. CW:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION and THE MESSENGERS were steady at 0.3/0.2, with a WHOSE LINE […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  Charts will be updated later this afternoon with format and editing changes. UPDATE: Charts now in normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB lost 0.1 and MISTRESSES gained 0.1 in final numbers, leaving both at 0.9.  In addition, DATELINE fell 0.1 and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun rose by the same amount. CABLE […]