NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rest of the ABC line-up (including both half-hours of THE REAL O’NEALS) stayed put.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN shows took the top slots on Wednesday cable, […]

> And so we come to the age-old query:  after 6 months and 22 half-hours of television, has WHITNEY gotten any better? Well, it’s changed.  A revisit to the show on the occasion of its season finale, written by creator/star Whitney Cummings and directed by Betsy Thomas, presents a series that–whether because of network notes […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season finale episodes of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY were at 0.41/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.40.  The season finale of TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI ticked down to 0.55, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.47. NBC:  YOUNG […]

The Memorial Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday May 27 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday May 31 at 1 pm (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday May 28 nationals rescheduled to Wednesday June 1 at 6 am (normally […]

One week to go for the Summer Olympic Games in London, which end with the greatest anti-climax of all:  the Closing Ceremony Sunday night.  The ratings in the final week suffers from viewer fatigue and a dearth of marquee events.  Last night was a perfect example: a preliminary 8.1 Adult 18-49 rating in prime time […]

  On Christmas Eve, all the gifts under the broadcast networks’ tree were used. ABC:  The original animated HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, followed by the sad Jim Carrey/Ron Howard live-action version, scored 1.2/1.3 to take the night, although both were down from last year when–preceded by NBA Basketball–they were at 1.8/1.7.  The cartoon was […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 2 and Sunday August 3, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   Golf: PGA WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 1.9 rating CBS 2:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (-37% from 3.0 […]

  LOVE ISLAND hit a new low.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 follows […]