NETWORK FINALS:  The WORLD SERIES adjusted up to 4.1, which was up 1.4 from Sunday’s final.  In addition, MIXED-ISH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked down to 0.45.  FX’s MAYANS MC […]

  So far, Wednesdays are working out just about the way ABC had hoped. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Wednesday, 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie UP at 0.40, THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.36. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.54, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Returning from a rerun week, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.32. NBC:  […]

  Conservative CBS is making lots of changes next fall. UPDATED with reactions to trailers, which are available here.     No network preaches the “Everything is just fine in broadcast TV” scripture louder than CBS, but the fact is that its biggest hits (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Survivor) are aging, and the network […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 20 through Sunday February 26, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

FOX’s NFL doubleheader were the two highest-rated games in the metered markets yesterday.  The late afternoon game at 4:30 (mostly New York Giants at Baltimore) averaged a 14.8 HH rating, while the early game at 1:00 pm (mostly New Orleans at Dallas) averaged a very good 13.5 HH rating. NBC’s Sunday Night Football at 8:30 […]

The concept of “premiere week” is getting seriously stretched this year by the networks, since NBC, CW and now FOX have announced schedules that launch only a few shows the week of September 24.  This is probably a good thing for viewers, as it will allow people to try out shows in a staggered way, […]

>American Idol edged down again this week, but the rate of decline is slowing.  The Wednesday edition appears to be locking in on a 5 rating or just below.  Meanwhile, ABC bounced back from last week and is approaching last year’s pace.  CBS, in contrast, is way off last year’s numbers.  NBC continues to struggle […]