NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL will have to share the honors for the fall’s highest-rated premiere, as its 0.1 drop in final numbers tied it at 3.1 with the debut of BLINDSPOT.  As we noted this morning, the numbers through the hour were very consistent (3.3/3.0/3.2/3.2), which bodes well for a solid hold next week (albeit […]

  On the heels of last night’s jaw-dropping episode of HOMELAND, which basically played 52 pick-up with the show’s very premise, Showtime has issued an early Season 3 renewal for what is now its flagship series.  Homeland has been nothing but good for Showtime, winning the network its first major Emmys for Best Drama, Actor […]

>A classic NFC match-up between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys generated a preliminary 8.5 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  We are estimating that the game rating (starting at 8:30 pm) will go up to a 9.3, tying the Dallas-Philadelphia game on October 30 and just behind the 10.0 rating on September […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Thanks to more NFL PRESEASON preemptions, the entire ABC line-up was down 0.2 in final numbers, CBS was down 0.3-0.4, and all of FOX was down 0.1.  (No changes for NBC.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday […]

>For the past several weeks, “season low” and “down sharply from last year” have been repeated phrases in our daily ratings posts, mostly for broadcast network programs but also for cable programs, as well.  What’s going on here?  After all, this season started in a very promising fashion with the combined audience for the four […]

  The preliminary ratings for Night 3 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION inched up to 0.3-0.4, a different dynamic than the 2016 edition, which dropped significantly on its 3rd night (although this year’s numbers are still much lower than 4 years ago). DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary […]

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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.61, with the clip show lead-in at 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH rose 0.05 to 0.59, and MASTER OF […]