NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, both episodes of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and the rerun of THE MASKED DANCER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of a Monday NFL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA tripleheader was at 0.91/0.87./0.29  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.64/0.61/0.56 compared to last week’s […]

  Most original network content headed upwards. 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 analysis and comparisons follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers adjusted to reflect the presidential address at 9PM, CBS’s NFL Films documentary UNDER THE LIGHTS fell 0.2 to 0.5, and EXTANT gained 0.1 to 0.8.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 1.9, while TAXI BROOKLYN lost 0.3 to 0.8.  On FOX, the HELL’S KITCHEN special was up 0.1 to […]

  Note:  STAND UP FOR CANCER, which aired on all broadcast networks except CW, had no commercials, so Nielsen won’t include it in final numbers.  NBC outrated the rest in preliminaries, with 0.4 to otherwise identical 0.3s. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, […]

  Viewers seem to feel like the broadcast season can’t end soon enough. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The SURVIVOR REUNION special dropped 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.53, with a lead-in special at 0.40.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY jumped a tenth to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.92/0.91/0.83, compared to last week’s 0.99/0.97/0.96.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.81/0.58/0.55 compared to last week’s 0.68/0.53.  On MTV, TEEN MOM […]