AFTERNOON UPDATE:  BAD TEACHER is already on life support, down another 0.1 in adjusted numbers to 1.4.  As often happens, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 at the expense of THE MILLERS.  THE VAMPIRE DIARIES avoided tying its low with an extra 0.1.  All else was as-is–including the series low for AMERICAN IDOL–except that […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.31/0.28/0.20. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.27/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.64, and DANCING WITH MYSELF rose 0.08 to 0.36. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.15. CW:  The season finale of SUPERMAN & LOIS was at 0.12, down 0.02 from last week and up 0.01 from the August 2021 finale.  […]

  Everyone knows that the shine of a post-Olympics “preview” berth doesn’t last long–just ask 2012’s Go On and Animal Practice.  But it’s at least supposed to provide a new show with a strong sampling.  Ironically, last night’s WINTER OLYMPICS ratings were so disastrous (2.6 in preliminary numbers–see Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details)  that ABOUT A […]

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 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Accurate program ratings will be available this afternoon. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was at 0.56, down 0.09 from last Tuesday’s episode.  The season premiere of THE GOOD DOCTOR was at 0.39, down 0.02 from last season’s launch. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.06 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA climbed 0.05 to 0.44, NCIS was up 0.03 to 0.43, and NCIS: HAWAII […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday September 2 through Sunday September 8, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]

  THE ESPYS deflated, and another original drama made little headway. 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 […]