NETWORK FINALS:  The only changes from preliminary ratings were 0.1 declines for the 8PM/9PM CBS reruns.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big day and night for COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games on ESPN, at 1.31 (Utah vs. Texas)/0.68/0.59.  CNN’s primetime NEW YEAR’S […]

One week to go for the Summer Olympic Games in London, which end with the greatest anti-climax of all:  the Closing Ceremony Sunday night.  The ratings in the final week suffers from viewer fatigue and a dearth of marquee events.  Last night was a perfect example: a preliminary 8.1 Adult 18-49 rating in prime time […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Baseball remained on top of Wednesday cable, with TBS’s telecast of the MLB PLAYOFFS at 1.30 (FULL FRONTAL followed with an episode that started after 1AM, […]

NBC’s sojourn in Sochi has officially transitioned from Nightmare to Living Hell.  Last night’s primetime coverage averaged a 2.7 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm or a 2.8 rating from 8:30-11:00.   That’s a new low for primetime Olympic coverage, shattering the record set the night before.  The comparable night in Vancouver 2010 was a […]

  Good timing for the story revealing that Ellen Pompeo has renewed her GREY’S ANATOMY deal for 2 additional seasons. 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 […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the primetime overrun of PGA GOLF gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE lost 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES (HBO) once again wore the Sunday crown, down 0.08 to 3.48.  Elsewhere on HBO, SILICON VALLEY dropped 0.11 to 0.92, LAST WEEK TONIGHT […]

  NOTE:  Programming on ABC and CW was pre-empted by local coverage of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, and numbers for both networks will likely decline in finals this afternoon. 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 […]

      This morning, every singing competition series tried to sign Adele. NBC:  ADELE LIVE IN LONDON did (for summer) a very solid 1.7, winning its hour and beating ABC’s season premiere of Secret Millionaire.  The MISS USA PAGEANT handed NBC the night with a 1.8, although that was down a significant 0.4 from […]