NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of SURVIVOR edged up 0.1 in final numbers, moving it into a tie with AMERICAN IDOL.  (The SURVIVOR post-finale special lost 0.1.)  The season finales of THE MIDDLE and MODERN FAMILY both gained 0.1.  WEDNESDAY CABLE:  TNT’s coverage of the NBA PLAYOFFS was on top at 2.2, with the NHL […]

  Both of the night’s special events did fairly well. 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 […]

> ROB – Thursdays 8:30PM on CBS – Change the Channel We live in a Dickensian era of situation comedies, the best and worst combined on every network.  ABC is the home of both Modern Family and Work It; NBC contains Parks & Recreation and Whitney; FOX has New Girl and I Hate My Teenage […]

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday April 27 through Sunday May 3, 2020.  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 […]

  Reruns led a slow pre-holiday night. 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 chart.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but EMERALD CITY and 20/20 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ruled Friday cable, up two-tenths from last week to 1.12, and with a lead-out special at 0.56. […]

> Although nothing is likely to be official until May, the odds are that PAN AM is heading into its final landing.  The series received a short back order from ABC, and will be off the air after February, when Good Christian Bitches (or whatever they’re calling it this week) will take its Sunday 10PM […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 5.4, down 0.2 from 2019, and the RED CARPET ARRIVALS pre-show ended up at 1.5.  In addition, BATWOMAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a transition night for Showtime, where […]