Below are the ratings in key demos for Monday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, along with a few lower-rated programs of interest.  If you’d like us to add any additional shows to the latter list, please let us know.  Some analysis and context follow the chart. As usual, Monday cable belonged to LOVE & […]

  UPDATE:  As expected, the WINTER OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY and GROWING UP FISHER adjusted to 3.2 and 2.0.  THE AMAZING RACE fell to an even lower all-time low premiere at 1.5, and 60 MINUTES was also down 0.1 to 1.3. SUNDAY CABLE:  As had been previously reported, THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) was its usual giant […]

  For anyone who missed this morning’s introduction:  below are last night’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, which in this case gets us all the way to the 159th-most watched show on cable Monday night, because of the avalanche of reruns that clog the full list.  The demographic categories below should be self-explanatory, and the green and […]

>NBC finished the week and began the year with a terrific finale for Sunday Night Football, the Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, a quasi-playoff game with the winner (the Giants) taking the NFC East title and a ticket to the playoffs.  The game’s prime time portion averaged a preliminary 8.7 rating with Adults 18-49 […]

  After 2 strong years, THE WORLD SERIES crashed to earth. 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 […]

Monday preliminary broadcast ratings. In addition to the traditional adult 18-49 ratings grids below (for last night, the same night last year and same night a week ag0), today we are introducing a new chart with even more ratings detail for each program last night, including other important demographic segments and total viewers. NEW SECTION […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE WALL and the SNL clip show gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the EMPIRE rerun lost the same.  In addition, note that most of the night’s shows, including THE WALL SURVIVOR, SEAL TEAM and CRIMINAL MINDS, despite being regular original episodes, are being designated as “specials” so keep […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.5, and the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE pre-show to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of BOB’S BURGERS  and FAMILY GUY rose the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]