BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  The line-up was down:  PRESS YOUR LUCK by 0.05 to 0.42, THE $100,000 PYRAMID by a tick to 0.50, and SUPERSTAR by 0.05 to 0.30. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.04 to 0.90  HOUSE CALLS WITH DR PHIL premiered at 0.27, followed by the special DECLASSIFIED at 0.21. NBC:  AMERICA’S […]

> (RATINGS NOTE:  THE TIME-SLOT FOR ABC’S 2D EPISODE OF WORK IT BEGAN WITH A 3-MINUTE LAST MAN STANDING OVERRUN ON THE EAST COAST, WHICH MAY MAKE OVERNIGHT RATINGS LESS ACCURATE THAN USUAL.) A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL slipped 0.03 to 0.58, and the season finale of THE GOOD DOCTOR was at 0.32, down 0.02 from last week and down 0.04 from last season’s finale. CBS:  Back from a rerun week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.06 to 0.48, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.06 to 0.40.  Airing […]

  Newcomers continue to arrive solidly. 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 […]

And now, better late than never……. NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of 0.1 increases in final numbers, but not for either half-hour of MR. ROBINSON.  The bumps went to the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT clip show, LAST COMIC STANDING, BIG BROTHER, and MASTERCHEF.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY kept its hold on Wednesday cable, slipping 0.02 to […]

  Viewers had little interest in a documentary series about 1969. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A SHARK BEACH special was at 0.28, followed by reruns at 0.29/0.26. CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.15 to 0.66, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.05 to 0.36.  A rerun followed at 0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.23/0.24. FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, MASTERCHEF gained 0.03 to 0.44, and SO YOU THINK […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday May 16 through Sunday May 22, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]