NOTE:  ABC and CBS ratings may adjust in finals due to local preemptions for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. 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 […]

>American Idol edged down again this week, but the rate of decline is slowing.  The Wednesday edition appears to be locking in on a 5 rating or just below.  Meanwhile, ABC bounced back from last week and is approaching last year’s pace.  CBS, in contrast, is way off last year’s numbers.  NBC continues to struggle […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.88, up 0.21 from last week but down from 1.0 last year.  THE GOOD DOCTOR rose 0.11 to 0.49. CBS:  The latest run of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER was at 0.58, down from last year’s 1.1 (on a Tuesday).  Reruns followed […]

  Labor Day was lethargic for 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 and comparisons […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 43: October 18-24, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  More finales. 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 and comparisons follow the chart. ABC:  On […]

  ABC was the odd network out last night, despite an all-new line-up. NBC:  THE WINNER IS was far from the winner in its Thursday premiere with a 1.0.  (It followed a repeat of itself, which didn’t do much worse with 0.8.)  The premiere of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT fared better.  Per Mitch Metcalf:  Game Night […]

  A fair start for ABC’s new sitcom. 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 […]