NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.6, and FOX’s game to 1.6.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.81/0.48/0.44.  A&E’s LIVE PD grew by a tenth to 0.61.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS IN ROME was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With the help of an late afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS lead-in, a rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.51.  After that, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.09 to 0.79, and THE ROOKIE returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.37. CBS:  60 MINUTES was up 0.02 to 0.57, THE EQUALIZER dropped […]

  Things cooled down for BACHELOR IN PARADISE last night. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 24-25, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size.     For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, […]

  Every year, the pundits shake their heads dourly about the future of the broadcast networks, and every year, Les Moonves stands up and proclaims CBS the best of all possible networks in this best of all possible worlds.  And to an extent, he’s right.  Thanks to the Super Bowl, CBS will win this season […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable at 0.58 (up 0.28 from last week’s SPECIAL EDITION episode), with the lead-in hour up 0.04 to […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  DANCING WITH THE STARS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the 2d hour of THE FOLLOWING.  There were no adjustments for THE VOICE or any of the season finales. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader led the night with the late game at 2.13, the earlier game a few slots behind […]

  Baseball’s ALL-STAR GAME rose, but not enough to win the night. 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). […]