NETWORK FINALS:  After time zone adjustment, the DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE rose to 1.8, and the preceding ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lowered to 0.7.  In addition, THE AMAZING RACE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MSNBC portion […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The entire NBC line-up–SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE, the CHAMPIONS premiere, and CHICAGO FIRE–was down 0.1 in final numbers, probably due in part to local college basketball tournament preemptions.  Also down 0.1:  YOUNG SHELDON and SWAT.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SHOWTIME BOXING ON CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the MEN’S GYMNASTICS US OLYMPICS TRIALS on NBC lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Soccer dominated Saturday cable.  The COPA AMERICA US vs. Colombia match on FX led at 0.74 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.3 in final numbers, and JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, HELL’S KITCHEN received a 0.1 boost. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) topped Tuesday cable, down 0.07 to 0.99, and with a towering 2.61 in its F12-34 target demo (down 0.04 […]

  Note:  STAND UP FOR CANCER, which aired on all broadcast networks except CW, had no commercials, so Nielsen won’t include it in final numbers.  NBC outrated the rest in preliminaries, with 0.4 to otherwise identical 0.3s. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL will have to share the honors for the fall’s highest-rated premiere, as its 0.1 drop in final numbers tied it at 3.1 with the debut of BLINDSPOT.  As we noted this morning, the numbers through the hour were very consistent (3.3/3.0/3.2/3.2), which bodes well for a solid hold next week (albeit […]

  HBO:  This just in from the Department of Duh:  the season finale of TRUE BLOOD was the highest rated show on cable Sunday night, and would have been the highest rated on all of television if not for preseason football on NBC.  The finale scored a 2.8 in 18-49s, even with both last week […]

UPDATE: Game 1 of the 2016 World Series averaged just under 19.4 million viewers 2+ live+same day in the official nationals, second only to 2009 (Phillies-Yankees) in the last decade (and just narrowly behind it).  With the key sales demographics, the game is also well above average, generally ranking #3 among Game 1 telecasts since […]