THE VOICE had a subdued finale. 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 and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY did gain 0.1 in final numbers (leaving it at 2.79 to be more specific), although that still leaves it at a very low level by its standards.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY (2.06) and SCANDAL (1.64) adjusted just enough to respectively move up and down 0.1.   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  We expected lots of sports- and weather-driven adjustments from Friday prelims, and here they are.  CBS’s NFL PRESEASON game gained 0.2 to 1.2.  ABC’s WHAT WOULD YOU DO rerun and 20/20 each dropped 0.1 to a respective 0.7/0.7.  FOX’s MASTERCHEF reruns lost 0.1 to 0.5/0.5.  And CW’s MASTERS OF […]

  Declines were mostly soft for the evening. 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 […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

  Fans weren’t lining up for the return of PERSON OF INTEREST. 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). […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The series finale episode of MIKE & MOLLY, HOUDINI & DOYLE and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The first game of the Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS series gave TNT a big 3.65 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s Notre Dame vs. Texas game adjusted up 0.3 to 3.3 in final numbers (however, the FALL PREVIEW informercial that started the night fell 0.2 to 0.9) and NBC’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 to 0.9.  BIG BROTHER also rose 0.1 to 1.4.          Broadcast Official Nationals […]