NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 and the reruns of MACGYVER and RIVERDALE lost the same in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD stayed at the top of Friday cable, despite a 0.08 drop to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE VOICE, and the rerun of BLACK-ISH.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR fell 0.06 to 0.09, not providing a great lead-in to the […]

  The declines continued. 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:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8PM SVU rerun lost the same.  There were probably local preemptions for CW, because the night’s reruns went from a preliminary 0.3/0.3/0.3 to 0.1/0.1/0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

The Presidents Day 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 (MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s). After this […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and WORLD OF DANCE swapped 0.1s in final numbers, respectively up and down.  In addition, the BULL rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP match led Tuesday cable […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was no real contest in the final numbers for the night’s broadcast COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, with ABC’s game at 3.9 and FOX’s at 0.5.  In addition, the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2 after football adjustment, but 2.2 for THE GOOD DOCTOR is still a great number, and unsurprisingly ABC has already given it a full-season order.  On CBS, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, but […]