NETWORK UPDATE:  The FOX PRESEASON FOOTBALL game (St. Louis vs. Tenn) adjusted to 1.7.  After NFL overruns were removed, the whole CBS line-up came down, 60 MINUTES by 0.3 and BIG BROTHER as well as the reruns of MADAM SECRETARY and CSI: CYBER by 0.2 each.  The HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT rerun lost 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19 and the rerun of SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 6PM White House briefing hour led cable news, with Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.70/1.05/6.4M and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.51/0.72/2.7M, and with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The last game of the 2020 WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.4, down 0.7 from the final rating for 2019’s Game 6.  Elsewhere, THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE CONNERS lost 0.1.  An additional note:  in finals, the 2 episodes […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS Closing Ceremony got a big 0.6 bump in final numbers, while the preceding OLYMPIC GOLD special lost 0.3 and the AP BIO preview gained the same.  In addition, due to a NASCAR overrun, only a few minutes of the BROOKLYN NINE-NINE rerun ran across the country. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 increases aplenty for CBS and ABC, with bumps for SURVIVOR, CRIMINAL MINDS, THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY–although in ABC’s case, that didn’t make up for their losses from their last airings.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s US OPEN coverage adjusted to 0.7.  In addition, 48 HOURS and the rerun of THE ROOKIE lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable, up 0.05 to 0.67.   Adult Swim’s line-up performed […]

  A generally foul Easter Sunday for all the networks. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable, with the late Boston vs. Oklahoma City game on top at 1.02, and the Cleveland vs. Washington game well […]