AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Both CW shows edged up 0.1 in final numbers, giving ARROW a 1.1 and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE a healthy (for it) 0.7.  SVU also climbed 0.1 to 2.0, the first time it’s hit that mark in a while. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  Although DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) took the night’s honors with 3.0 (higher than […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1 and THE ISLAND fell 0.1 in final numbers.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual on Mondays without special events, the cable night belonged to USA’s WWE coverage and VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP.  The former was at 1.38-1.25 over its 3 hours (up about a tenth from […]

  After 5 seasons, you’d think THE WALKING DEAD would have reached its ratings peak–but no.  We won’t have official numbers until tomorrow, but AMC is reporting that last night’s Season 5 premiere was the show’s most watched episode ever, both in total viewers (17.3M) and in 18-49s (approximately an 8.8 rating, compared to last […]

>There are a lot of NFL fans out there, but no one will be more depressed to see the season end than NBC.  Last night, NBC pulled a preliminary 10.0 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm for the Detroit Lions at the New Orleans Saints (the second half of a Wild Card playoff doubleheader).  We […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 19-20, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 20-21, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 dip for CAUGHT ON CAMERA.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery towered over the rest of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH up 0.02 to 1.02, and the season finale of TREASURE QUEST […]

  A strong night for THE BACHELORETTE. 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). Ratings analysis and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.0, down a point from last week’s game.  On CBS, where football slid the schedule, 60 MINUTES gained 0.04 to 1.9, NCIS: LA rose 0.1 to 0.9, and MADAM SECRETARY’s rating was 0.6, steady with last week.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]