NETWORK UPDATE:  The FOX numbers shifted, as MASTERCHEF climbed (to a noteworthy 2.0) and 24 slipped by 0.1.  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was also down 0.1, as was its LAST COMIC STANDING rerun lead-in.  The 8:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns gained an additional 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  VH1 and USA had their usual places […]

  Because of Nielsen’s holiday schedule, we may not have Thursday cable 18-49 numbers for several days.  However, based on household ratings, ESPN got exactly the punch from the new COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS that it had hoped for with its multi-billion dollar license deal.  Preliminary numbers give yesterday’s ROSE BOWL a 15.5 household rating, up […]

  The Republicans may or may not win the next presidential election, but they’re certainly winning 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 […]

Note: Preliminary CW ratings will be adjusted in finals to reflect preemption in NY for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday March 11-12, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, March 12-13, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of BLINDSPOT and EMPIRE each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With one exception, the top of Wednesday cable was all about sports and news.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game scored a dominant 2.65, […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As usual on Saturdays, sports took up most of the top cable slots.  The top-rated original show of the night was ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation, which was at 0.98 in the P18-49 […]

>CBS Monday was back in originals from top to bottom, with fairly solid results from all shows.  The night averaged a very good 4.1 Adult 18-49 rating.  The only note of concern is Two and a Half Men, which was the second lowest original of the season (although a 5.0 rating is hardly a reason […]