BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.45 on broadcast, down 0.02 from last year. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME dipped 0.02 to 0.25.  Airing for the first time since April 8, BLUE BLOODS fell 0.09 to 0.31, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.03 to 0.38. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST fell […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX has asked that the ratings for EMPIRE be counted as two separate hours, and that gives them adjusted numbers of 6.1 for 8-9PM, and 6.9 for 9-10PM, with an astonishing 7.2 for the show’s final 15 minutes.  (The overall 2-hour average is 6.5, up 0.1 from the morning ratings.)  On CW, […]

  Nothing so far today matches yesterday afternoon’s high-profile pick-ups by NBC and FOX, but there’s nevertheless some news as we approach next week’s Upfronts: FOX Amid speculation that the network will cut back on its comedy commitment next season, FOX cleared its shelves of bubble sitcoms, officially canceling DADS, ENLISTED and SURVIVING JACK.  Jack […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 2-3, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, December 3-4, […]

CBS dominates, without a singing competition to be seen. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY, 2 1/2 MEN and PERSON OF INTEREST all had their best outings of the season.  Big Bang was particularly impressive, up 0.4 to a huge 5.5 that almost equaled the 4 other networks combined.  Men was up just a tick to […]

>A weak Sunday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers brought NBC near its season low for the football package.  The game, which started at 8:30 pm, scored a preliminary 5.2 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  We are estimating that the game will go up to a 5.9 in […]

  Some recoveries from last week’s lows. 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 […]

  SUNDAY HBO:  Westeros ruled the night, as GAME OF THRONES took the Sunday lead now that The Walking Dead and The Bible are done, down just a tick from last week’s premiere to 2.3, plus another 0.6 for the 10PM re-airing.  (Remember, as always, that pay-TV numbers reflect the entire country even though only […]