Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday April 28-29, 2018. 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, April 29-30, […]
The Alphabet has begun its process of setting things up for next week’s Upfronts by renewing all the shows everyone knew would be renewed: MODERN FAMILY, GREY’S ANATOMY, THE MIDDLE, CASTLE, DANCING WITH THE STARS, SHARK TANK and THE BACHELOR, as well as this season’s new hits ONCE UPON A TIME, SUBURGATORY and REVENGE.
BROADCAST FINALS: Primetime was led by ABC’s coverage of the JIMMY KIMMEL BOWL at 0.49, although that was outrated by the network’s afternoon INDEPENDENCE BOWL at 0.60. The highest-rated show on broadcast was NBC’s part-quasi-live, part clip-show Covid-burdened SNL at 0.89. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network’s primetime […]
FOX announced a very reasonable schedule–which is to say their choices were mostly in agreement with our recommendations. A quick look at each night:
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.08 to 0.67, THE WONDER YEARS climbed 0.06 to 0.50, THE CONNERS jumped a tenth to 0.56, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.09 to 0.38. THE CHASE was up 0.06 to 0.33. CBS: After a THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT special at 0.61, THE AMAZING RACE fell […]
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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]
Although both fairy-tale inspired dramas that were introduced to network TV last fall have been renewed for 2d seasons, there’s no comparison in quality between Once Upon A Time and GRIMM. Once has created a captivating, complex narrative of parallel universes and the loves and hates that reach across them, while Grimm is far […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK dropped a tenth to 0.46, and 20/20 was up 0.03 to 0.43. CBS: BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.11 from Thursday to 0.38. A BLUE BLOODS rerun followed at 0.29. NBC: The WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY was at 1.97, a dismal 70% plunge from the 2018 Ceremony. (Note that […]