NETWORK FINALS:  THE BRAVE and the rerun of SUPERGIRL each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s telecast of the CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was up 0.68 from 2017 to 8.68; the network also aired the game on several […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball NCAA Basketball Championship: Elite Eight Round Saturday 5.69 rating TBS 6:00 pm #1-Wisconsin vs […]

    Here are the official Fall 2016 prime time schedules for The CW, CBS, ABC, FOX and NBC.  New shows in italics.  A separate midseason grid will follow at a later date. Look for ShowBuzzDaily instant analysis of The CW’s schedule later today.  Meantime, read about the CBS, ABC, FOX and NBC schedules.             […]

  As we approach the start of November sweeps on Halloween night, most of the networks are locking in their back order/cancellation plans, with one conspicuous exception. First, some big-picture numbers: Network Weekly Averages  –  1st 5 Weeks of Season NBC:  3.07/2.81/2.66/2.97/2.44 FOX:  2.16/1.75/2.42/1.85/3.26 CBS:  2.24/2.46/1.86/2.19/1.89 ABC:  2.29/2.08/1.81/1.90/1.75 CW:  0.27/0.53/0.68/0.77/0.67 (Note:  a fair amount of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.7, 0.9 below last week’s game. Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 in final numbers, and FAMILY GUY gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After all the the hype and buzz (and expense), […]

>March Madness, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, kicks off this week on CBS and a trio of cable networks (TNT, TBS and TruTV) with University of Kentucky, Michigan State, Syracuse and University of North Carolina the #1 seeds in the four regions.  The ratings impact in prime time is minimal the first week but builds […]

  Nothing hit a 2 rating on the first Friday of the new season. CBS:  HAWAII 5-0 had an underwhelming Friday debut with 1.5, down 0.3 from last year’s Monday start.  It was even with the premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS (which was even with its own premiere last season), but below the 1.7 for BLUE […]

  Old favorites were a little less favorite. 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 follows the […]