The pattern of solid 2018 returns 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 follows the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC portion of the primetime Christmas NBA game adjusted to 2.7, up an impressive 0.9 from last year’s game (which wasn’t shared with ESPN).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Tuesday cable ratings lower than […]

Note: Local broadcast coverage of the ESPN NFL Monday Night Football doubleheader impacted the fast-affiliate nationals below. ABC numbers are inflated slightly by local pre-emptions in Houston for the early game and San Francisco-Oakland for the late game. NBC numbers inflated slightly by a pre-emption in New Orleans for the early game. In Denver, the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rest of the line-up lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  POWER tied for the Sunday cable lead, down a […]

  A sizable drop for THE BACHELOR. 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 and […]

  ABC gave a back order to AGENTS OF SHIELD today, and of course that makes sense, since the show’s most recent 2.9 rating was considerably higher than the 2.2 the network was getting with the Dancing With the Stars results show in that slot last fall, and SHIELD may be neck-and-neck with NCIS in the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CONVICTION lost 0.1 in final numbers to an even more dismal 0.6, JANE THE VIRGIN gave back the morning’s 0.1 gain, and THE ODD COUPLE was also down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL rose 0.29 […]

  A night loaded with season finales and premieres. HBO:  GIRLS has developed into exactly the kind of show HBO loves.  Even with all the hype that surrounded its arrival, it’s proven to be an ever-larger buzz magnet, the kind that could bring it Emmy attention (in nominations, if not wins).  And all that is […]