NETWORK UPDATE:  MARRY ME lost 0.1 and both THE FLASH and CHICAGO FIRE gained the same amount in final numbers.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): SONS OF ANARCHY returned from its week off for the final stretch of its run, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The overrun past 10PM didn’t affect the SURVIVOR finale’s rating in final numbers, but SURVIVOR REUNION fell 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) slipped just a hundredth from last week to once […]

  A CARPOOL KARAOKE special didn’t change much. 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:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A typical fall cable Saturday, dominated by sports and late-night animation. ESPN had 3 games in the Top […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Night 2 post for detailed analysis of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings.  A snapshot of the 18-49 numbers had […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY steered away from a series low with a 0.2 bump in final numbers.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1, while THE CATCH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday […]

Note: The numbers for the live Election Night coverage below on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX contains a mix of different programs across different time zones. Wait until this afternoon for more accurate program ratings for these broadcast programs.  On a strictly early-numbers-to-early-numbers basis, the networks are all down from 2016 (as one would expect, […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The CBS preemptions for college basketball tournament games caught up with it, and THE AMAZING RACE fell 0.2 from early numbers, with HAWAII 5-0 and BLUE BLOODS each down 0.1.  Elsewhere, CRISTELA lost 0.1 to an uglier 0.9 rating, and CW’s rerun of TV’S HOTTEST COMMERCIALS was barely visible after losing 0.1 to […]