NETWORK FINALS:  ELEMENTARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On AMC, the season premiere of BETTER CALL SAUL was at 0.56, down 0.14 (a reasonable 20%) from 2017, but LODGE 49 had an unpromising start at 0.17. VH1’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS arrived at 0.63, followed by a rerun at 0.20. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.06 to 0.42, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA lost 0.03 to 0.37, NCIS was steady at 0.40, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.02 to 0.30. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.08 to 0.50, and THAT’S MY JAM ticked down […]

  The STANLEY CUP finals came to an end. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SCANDAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, and CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.2, down rather badly by half a point from last year’s Day 1 broadcast network action.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable belonged to the NCAA BOURNAMENT, with […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.08/0.97/0.84, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.83/0.77.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.67/0.51, compared to last week’s 0.68/0.54, and CARTEL CREW […]

  The novelty of a returned WILL & GRACE seems to have faded. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same calendar weekend last year. Golf PGA: The Heritage (Hilton Head […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, CHICAGO PD and ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE 100 lost the same amount. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX) lost 0.19 from its Halloween week episode, but still […]