The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   PGA Golf: The Masters “Hello, Friends…” 4.4 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (-30% […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost 0.1 in final numbers to 2.0.  With quarter-hour info, the spread between the end of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (which gained 0.1 in adjusted numbers) and LAURA also got starker:  a 1.1 gap between the 2.9 NBC had at 9:45PM and the 1.8 still watching LAURA at 10:30PM.  Of […]

  It looks like we’ll never find out what that creepy Damien-like kid was doing with the genetically mutated assassin (or who Amy Irving was supposed to be), let alone what Albert Einstein’s translated final equations were talking about.  After three horribly rated episodes, including a 1.0 this week, ABC has yanked ZERO HOUR from […]

FOX has a Monday problem. FOX:  ALMOST HUMAN hit its lowest rating yet, down 0.4 from last week to 1.9 (now lower than Bones had been in that slot), but the bigger issue is that it seems to be hurting SLEEPY HOLLOW, which fell 0.3 to a new low 2.2.  If Almost Human can’t be […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LITTLE BIG SHOTS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  There were no changes to the preliminary ratings for THE ESPYS or SALVATION.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC topped Wednesday cable at 0.52, down 0.03 from last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, TRANSPLANT, THE BACHELORETTE and the FBI: MOST WANTED, COSMOS and WEAKEST LINK reruns all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL led Tuesday cable at 0.59/0.58, and the network’s CFP RANKINGS SHOW […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a holiday weekend night with limited original programming, ESPN’s late Lakers vs. Golden State NBA game won the night at 0.90, with the earlier Clippers […]

  MODERN FAMILY had a big exit, but not big enough to top THE MASKED SINGER. 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 […]