NETWORK FINALS:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN took the top slot on Tuesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.90, and the season finale of SHOOTER ticked up to 0.49.  History’s CURSE […]

  The CBS line-up felt the lack of an NCAA lead-in. 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 […]

  Welcome to Upfronts week, when the broadcast networks (or what’s left of them) announce their Fall schedules and attempt to generate billions of dollars worth of excitement from advertisers.  It’s harder than ever to authoritatively analyze the thought process that goes into a broadcaster’s cancellation, renewal and pick-up decisions, because network ad revenues directly […]

  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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MENTAL SAMURAI and 1969 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE #2): Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals has been correctly titled and added to the charts below in the #1 spot.  [TNT earned 3.634 […]

  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE finale couldn’t take the night. 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 […]