NETWORK FINALS:  The special Prince-centric 20/20 went down 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, a post-baseball adjustment for CW lowered both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and the rerun of the CONTAINMENT pilot by 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had the NBA PLAYOFFS on Friday, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from this morning’s numbers.  The CBS portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.3, up 1.2 from last week’s final network number. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The NFL Network piece of THURSDAY NIGHT […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 18, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  More weak arrivals. 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 follows the chart. FOX:  BIG3 BASKETBALL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s PRESEASON NFL game and CBS’s BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the reruns of MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s own airing of the 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

>CBS Monday hung on to first place last night (2.2 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm) with an all-repeat schedule.  On this night last year (Monday, December 20, 2010), CBS averaged a 1.9 rating, also with repeats of its regular schedule: How I Met Your Mother (2.0), Rules of Engagement (1.9), Two and a Half […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.49, a night of premieres with CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD at 0.68, THE FINAL STRAW at 0.42, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID at 0.34. CBS:  After a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.40, BIG BROTHER was at 0.72, followed by reruns at 0.22/0.23. NBC:  The premiere […]