NETWORK FINALS:  The special MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.0, followed by an episode of BIG BROTHER at 0.9.  In addition, in final numbers the BIDEN TOWN HALL gained 0.02 to 0.07, and EMERGENCY CALL and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US both lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL’s season premiere lost an additional 0.1 in adjusted ratings that it couldn’t afford to shed, ending up at an anemic 0.4.  RUNNING WILD and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR also lost 0.1 each.  MISTRESSES, though, won back 0.1. Below are the night’s Top 25 Monday cable originals, plus a few extra […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday May 5-6, 2018.  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, May 6-7, […]

  Football adjustments will modify some of the preliminary numbers below. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE BIG STAGE and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, THE OUTPOST and MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD jumped 0.13 to 0.71, solidifying its Friday cable […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SCANDAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, and CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.2, down rather badly by half a point from last year’s Day 1 broadcast network action.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable belonged to the NCAA BOURNAMENT, with […]

  A strong night for SUNDAY 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 (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and 48 HOURS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top-rated Saturday news hour was 1PM, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.42/0.62/2.2M, Fox News at 0.36/054/3M, and MSNBC at […]