NOTE: The CBS numbers below do not include live viewing of the NCAA TOURNAMENT on the West Coast from 5-8PM PT. The official nationals for the basketball games will go up +20% or more from the fast affiliate numbers below. Come back this afternoon for official L+SD program ratings for Monday. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast […]

  Note that MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions leave ABC and NBC subject to adjustment. 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 […]

  The day’s top 25 cable originals are listed below (actually reaching #134 on the night’s overall cable list, if reruns were included), with some context and analysis under that.  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  The football adjustments didn’t affect NBC’s numbers, but all of ABC’s shows lost 0.1 in the final count.    Football trumped sharks […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Tuesday preliminary ratings, although it’s worth noting that the just-backordered  NEW AMSTERDAM held its early number despite the 10:01PM start time.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What turned out to be the final game […]

  The night was driven by football. 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 […]

  RUNNING WILD sped up NBC’s summer Monday. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers, pushing it into a tie with SURVIVOR.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.84/0.60.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY rose 0.12 to 0.61, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF […]

  The SURVIVOR cycle finale was dinged. 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 […]