The return of AMERICAN IDOL was dominant. 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 2). Ratings analysis […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.69/0.63 compared to last week’s 0.65/0.59.  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.63/0.61/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.72/0.61/0.51, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.4 to 4.2, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.3 to 1.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a typical fall Saturday on cable, dominated by COLLEGE FOOTBALL. ESPN […]

  See Also:  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected ABC Fall 2013 Schedule We’re continuing with SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s versions of the Fall 2013 network schedules, which may or may not reflect what the networks will actually announce at their […]

  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts may shift numbers for 2 networks in finals. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the 8PM half-hour of 60 MINUTES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.19, the season finale of INSECURE was at 0.18, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.4, down 50% from 2019’s Game 2 (on a Sunday in June).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MLB WILD CARD game was at 0.59.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s SITUATION […]

  A stable summer night. 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 comparisons follow the chart. […]