NETWORK FINALS:  Things slid a bit for ABC after football adjustment, as expected, but even a 0.2 drop to 2.2 for THE GOOD DOCTOR is a terrific result (DANCING WITH THE STARS dipped 0.1). There were also several adjustments at CBS, with THE BIG BANG THEORY up 0.2 to 4.1, YOUNG […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ROOKIE BLUE and NY MED were up 0.1 in final numbers–but not THE QUEST.  BIG BROTHER also gained 0.1.  THURSDAY CABLE:  The new series on USA and FX continued to flounder.  On USA, RUSH fell 15% to 0.41, while SATISFACTION was at least stable at 0.44.  Things were even worse at FX, where MARRIED dropped by […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 boosts for the reruns of SHARK TANK, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII 5-0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to air NBA PLAYOFFS and claim the top of Friday cable at 2.27.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL jumped by 0.18 to place 2d at 0.62, but FISHCENTER fell 0.12 to 0.28.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY went in the wrong direction in final numbers, down 0.2 to 7.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim was in command of Friday cable, with THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW at 0.50, and MDE WORLD PEACE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments for the live telecast on NBC put DATELINE at 0.6 and the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS at 2.4 (down 0.2 from the 2017 final rating).  In addition, both FAMILY GUY and the 9:30PM BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Friday’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was an unlikely tie for the 18-49 lead in Friday’s cable ratings, with ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.33.  That was the same as MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage lost 0.1 to 0.6 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR coverage took the night at 0.63, beating the last evening of SHARK WEEK on Discovery.  The latter earned 0.58 for the first run of SHARK TREK, 0.56 for SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN and 0.46 for […]

  The CMAs were less tuneful this year. 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 […]