Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 25 through Sunday January 31, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK jumped 0.18 to 0.57, and 20/20 was up 0.14 to 0.49. CBS:  Reruns at 0.24/0.26/0.27. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME lost 0.02 to 0.16, and DATELINE was down 0.02 to 0.33. FOX:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES was at 2.41, up from 2020’s 2.0 Game 3. CW:  The special […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  Starting tomorrow, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be heading to the Sundance Film Festival.  That won’t affect the daily ratings charts, which will be posted as usual, but for the rest of the week, there will be little if any text, and probably few responses to comments/requests.  However:  Sundance reviews! NETWORK UPDATE:  DATELINE […]

  Any negative ratings effect due to the Olympics seems to have subsided, as the numbers were generally up for cable on Sunday night. HBO:  TRUE BLOOD, of course, was in the lead, with a 2.7 rating that was up slightly from last week, and another crazytime episode that at least let us bid adieu […]

  Fair starts for the new scripted arrivals. 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 […]

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  Considering the number of events on the air, a surprisingly stable 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 7.31.  In addition, there were significant upward adjustments (at least to the next tenth) to 60 MINUTES, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, and the 8:30PM rerun of FAMILY GUY.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]