Preliminary ratings are delayed by Nielsen until at  least 9:30 am PT (90 minutes past due).  The ratings service is performing extra “quality checks,” so be prepared for unusually high quality ratings later this morning!

    NETWORK FINALS:  The final numbers mostly weren’t kind:  there were 0.1 drops for BLACK-ISH, NASHVILLE, STRONG, and the rerun of ARROW, plus MODERN FAMILY stayed at its series low rating.  Only THE GOLDBERGS had good news with a 0.1 bump.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from the morning numbers were for reruns:  up 0.1 for NCIS: LA and down 0.1 for THE ORIGINALS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA regained the top Monday cable slot after last week’s WOMENS WORLD CUP match, up 0.05 to 1.56, with lead-outs AFTERPARTY steady at 1.07 and TI & TINY down […]

  This is turning into a very bad week for NBC. 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 […]

    NOTE:  This will be the last cable post until Monday afternoon.  After that, Nielsen will gradually catch up through the rest of next week. Mitch Metcalf has posted a detailed schedule of Nielsen’s holiday ratings delays.   NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of SNL and ULTIMATE TAG gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  An extremely low-rated cable day was led by Golf Channel’s PGA coverage at 0.20.  On HGTV, VACATION HOUSE RULES slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  […]

The MLK holiday will cause delays for national television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  As a rule of thumb, national holidays that close banks, stock markets or post offices also impact Nielsen ratings. Expect similar delays for Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. This […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.04 to 0.41, THE CHASE was up 0.03 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was steady at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.76, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.05 to 0.34. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.29. CW:  After a rerun […]