NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of college basketball-driven adjustments.  The entire CBS line-up fell 0.1 in final numbers.  On NBC, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun dropped 0.2, and the SNL rerun was down 0.1.  The BIG EAST TOURNAMENT game and the SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO rerun on FOX were both […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

            NETWORK FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE RATINGS:  Although there was a fuller line-up of cable originals on July 5th, the cable premiere of the theatrical movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (previously available on Netflix, […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  This week, afternoon charts will be posted initially in raw form, and will be updated to full format later in the day.  The Top 40 chart is now in its normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  It was AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT’s turn to swap 0.1s in final numbers, the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 5 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.7 (down 1.9 from 2018’s Game 5), and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.7 (down 0.9 from last week).  The CBS football-related adjustments included a 0.6 drop for 60 MINUTES, and 0.1 declines for GOD FRIENDED ME and MADAM SECRETARY.  In […]

NOTE: ABC numbers below will go up in the official nationals when live viewing on the west coast from 5-8pm PT is added to the game rating. NBC numbers for Dateline below will decline in the official nationals when live viewing of SNL on the west coast from 8:30-10pm PT is relocated to and combined […]

  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS reprised last year’s song. 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 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The special 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but things got even uglier for the premiere of THE OUTPOST, which fell 0.1 to 0.1.  WORLD OF DANCE lost 0.1 as well.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led […]