BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast share of the NFL PLAYOFFS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game was 2.73. CBS:  The network branded its line-up as “specials” because of the holiday.  Returning from a week of reruns, THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.07 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA slipped 0.02 to 0.49, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.54, and NCIS: […]

The Oscars telecast on Sunday 2.28.2016 started right on par with recent telecasts, just above 35 million viewers for both 2016 and the average of every telecast since 2007.  Generally speaking, the average Oscar show audience rises through the first hour, then holds steady until about 10:00 or 10:15 pm when the In Memoriam segment […]

For broadcasters: The end of the world as you know it?  Walking Dead not only tops the cable ratings chart, but also beat everything else on TV — by far.  The highest-rated program in prime time last week on broadcast television with adults 18-49 was the the second game of the NCAA double-header Sunday that spilled into […]

  A mostly steady night. 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:  Unlike last year, the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS had no gain in final numbers, so it remained 0.3 below the 2018 edition.  Elsewhere, SEAL TEAM lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game easily led Wednesday cable at […]

        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:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]