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August 7, 2016
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 8.6.16 — with OLYMPIC UPDATE

 

The OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY wasn’t a fluke.

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 Olympics comparisons follow the chart.

Fast Demo 2016 Aug SAT.06

NBC:  The first night of regular event coverage confirmed that ratings for the RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS may reach historic lows.  Last night’s 5.5 average was once again the lowest in 20 years, and 20% below the previous low in 2004.  NBC will be wildly pointing to every scrap of data it can present on digital viewing, but these numbers are crushing.

ABC:  BOSTON EMS dropped 0.1 to 0.3.

CBS:  A RUSH HOUR burn-off was down 0.1 from last week’s to 0.2.

FOX:  Those who loved WAYWARD PINES turned up for reruns to the tune of 0.2/0.1.

BIG BROTHER will face up to the Olympics tonight.

RIO OLYMPIC RATINGS So Far Compared to Previous Summer Games:

Summer Olympics 2016 thru 08 06

CABLE RATINGS: Come back early Tuesday for detailed demographic ratings for top cable programs from this day.

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.