NETWORK SCORECARD:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Sunday cable, down 0.08 to 0.48.  We don’t cover theatrical movies here, but since HBO continues to list their premieres as “originals,” […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 24 HOURS TO HELL & BACK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC telecast led Saturday cable at 0.43, with the PRELIMS at 0.24, and the late-night TOP RANK BOXING at 0.17, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLS SOCCER match and the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHILGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS led Saturday cable at 0.31.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.10/241K & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.  For the curious, BEING REUBEN almost reached the level where it could have been rounded up to 0.1, but not quite.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS […]

Note: The numbers for NFL SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on NBC and MLB NLCS Game 7 on FOX will rise +15% to +20% on the official nationals tomorrow when live viewing is counted from 5-8PM on the West Coast, where three of the four teams involved are based. The numbers of ABC, CBS and CW, in […]

  Football swamped the rest. 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 comparisons follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC had bragging rights on the PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS at 0.73.  There were no significant changes from the morning preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS topped Wednesday cable, with CNN at 0.58/0.77/3.3M, MSNBC at 0.38/0.59/4.1M, and Fox […]

Clunk.  Game 1 of the World Series averaged a 3.4 adult 18-49 rating Tuesday, setting a new record low for the opening game of the Fall Classic.  The previous record low was a 3.6 in 2012 for San Francisco-Detroit and 2006 for St. Louis-Detroit.  For the record, the high in the Nielsen PeopleMeter era is a 12.4 adult […]