NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and the 8PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Tuesday cable at 1.81, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS adjusted up by 0.3.  Elsewhere, PREMIER BOXING and the 8PM MACGYVER rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers, but the 9PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR weekend coverage […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustments for the MASTERS overrun, 60 MINUTES moved up to the next tenth.  In addition, THE GREAT NORTH adjusted to the next tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Nielsen again listed Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART as a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final rating for THE OSCARS was 2.12, down 60% from the 2020 rating and consistent with other recent awards shows.  (A note to those arguing that the content of the show drove viewers to turn it off in progress:  the highest quarter-hour of the telecast was at 2.31 […]

  The post-Olympics torpor continued. 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. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM episode of CROWDED and the rerun of THE FLASH each lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Remarkably, 6 of the Top 10 slots on Tuesday cable were filled by primary election coverage.  As usual, CNN led […]

        CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were plenty of 0.1 bumps to go around in final numbers, for SPEECHLESS, MODERN FAMILY, CRIMINAL MINDS, CHICAGO PD, and EMPIRE.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top of Wednesday cable was filled with sports, as TNT’s NBA […]