NETWORK FINALS:  SINGLE PARENTS and CHICAGO PD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Wednesday cable at 1.73, with Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game at 0.88.  ESPN’s NBA games were at 0.69/0.56.  The […]

  Even EMPIRE felt the holiday pinch. 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 […]

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). ###

        NETWORK FINALS:  DOUBT, STILL STAR-CROSSED and 20/20: IN AN INSTANT all fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD almost doubled the next-highest rating of the night, up 0.11 from last Saturday to 0.68.  (Note, HBO’s KEEPING […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.74/0.69.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 0.65.  On History, VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.54, and KNIGHTFALL ticked down to 0.23.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the night’s SHARK TANK rerun.  There was an 0.1 dip for one of the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery owned Friday cable, with […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.3.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.06 to 0.71, with the lead-in clip show at 0.42.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.52/0.48/0.46/0.43.  The Adult Swim line-up performed […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  An adjustment squeezed THE VOICE past THE BACHELOR, although going to the next decimal point, the difference was only 2.06 vs. 2.04.  In addition, MAGNUM PI and THE PASSAGE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE RESIDENT lost the same (again, in more detailed numbers, the FOX shows were […]