NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments. ABC had the night’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted up to a tremendous 9.1, up 1.9 over last year’s championship game even without the potential for a winner with a perfect record.  Once the time zones were cleaned out, the night’s MIKE & MOLLY rerun was reduced to 1.0.  There were no other changes to this morning’s […]

  The season continued shifting downward. 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 follow the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL preemptions on ABC, DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR both lost 0.1.  In addition, there were several adjustments at CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and ME, MYSELF & I up 0.1, and 9JKL down the same.  Elsewhere, THE VOICE and LUCIFER rose 0.1.   […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, adjustment for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts brought some lowered ratings.  On ABC, both THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT (1.1) and the rerun of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW (0.6) fell 0.2, and while NBC’s THE VOICE held its morning 2.2, TIMELESS lost 0.1 for a new low 1.0. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rest of the line-up lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  POWER tied for the Sunday cable lead, down a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday broadcast ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s SNOWFALL had a solid launch at 0.58 (a tick behind its lead-in, the theatrical movie KINGSMAN). Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led the night, up 0.04 to […]