BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The line-up returned after 2 weeks off.  After a WEST SIDE STORY: SOMETHING’S COMING special at 0.22, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.13 to 0.38, SUPERMARKET SWEEP dropped 0.08 to 0.29, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  The network had the late national NFL game, and compared to […]

  Last night belonged to football and CBS–but it wasn’t as big as it could have been. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Final numbers weren’t kind today, with 0.1 drops for MOM, POWERLESS, CHICAGO MED and THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball took up half of the Top 14 slots on Thursday cable, with the NBA in the […]

Tuesday fast national ratings:

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the 8PM half-hour of 60 MINUTES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.19, the season finale of INSECURE was at 0.18, […]

  There’s not much doubt about which sport Americans consider their national pastime. 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 […]

  AMC:  THE WALKING DEAD couldn’t hold at last week’s premiere mega-numbers, but it didn’t fall off much, with a still-gigantic 7.1 for the 9PM airing (down from 8.2 last week), plus 1.6 from re-airings.  TALKING DEAD was impressively even, holding at 2.6 even though its lead-in was less titanic.  The Walking Dead halo effect […]

        NETWORK FINALS now posted.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.69/0.60.  Between them was TLC’s revered DR PIMPLE POPPER, down 0.04 to 0.63.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.05 to 0.45, and THE FIRST 48 was up […]