Solid wins for NBC’s CHICAGO block. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Tuesday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was up 0.08 to 0.95, and it was followed by the season premiere of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.73 (far better than […]

  The NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP returned to network TV. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ABC adjusted to 0.9, NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.5, and FOX’s MLB BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game towered over the rest of Saturday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were meaningful adjustments (to the next tenth) for GREY’S ANATOMY, YOUNG SHELDON, UNITED STATES OF AL, and SVU.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.50 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.29 (Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee).  Cable news was led […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX has asked that the ratings for EMPIRE be counted as two separate hours, and that gives them adjusted numbers of 6.1 for 8-9PM, and 6.9 for 9-10PM, with an astonishing 7.2 for the show’s final 15 minutes.  (The overall 2-hour average is 6.5, up 0.1 from the morning ratings.)  On CW, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The 8PM SHARK TANK  rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the ELEMENTARY rerun lost the same. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied half the slots in Friday’s cable Top 10.  COLLEGE FOOTBALL took the lead with ESPN’s double feature of games at 0.77/0.64.  An episode of SPORTSCENTER occupied #6 at 0.39, a Univision […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 2 hours of DATELINE dropped 0.1/0.2 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS ruled Saturday cable (and broadcast) with its NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage, led by its 2.93 for the Purdue vs. Virginia game, and an 11:45PM post-game […]