NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, NFL simulcast adjustments lowered ABC’s ratings, THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT by 0.1 and THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW by 0.2.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was far above everything else on Monday cable, […]

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 20: May 9-15, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  NBC has dug a deep hole for itself on Thursdays, which used to be the crown jewel of its week.  Last night, its average in 18-49 year old viewers was a horrific 1.2, less than half of CBS and FOX’s numbers and just barely ahead of CW.  The night is due for a major […]

>After 2 weeks of smash hit ratings, HBO has inevitably announced the renewal of GAME OF THRONES for a 3rd season. Its 1.9 rating in 18-49s for initial Sunday telecast isn’t quite as high as True Blood‘s gold standard, but considering the comparatively small number of homes with HBO subscriptions, it compares favorably to The […]

  The season continued shifting downward. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and SNL each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball continued to dominate cable, with 2 of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND events in the Top 3 for the night, the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BRAVE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we noted on the Sunday cable post, officially the runs of THE ALIENIST on TNT and TBS were “sneak peeks,” but they were listed by Nielsen as […]

Sadly, if not surprisingly, the most notable development on TV last night was the quick dissipation of any promise from last week’s premiere that The Newsroom had learned from its Season 1 mistakes, as its insufferable self-righteousness (the 9/11 flashback) and unspeakable rom-com contortions (the laundromat excursion) were on full display.  Ah well.  Meanwhile, to the […]