NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER and MOTIVE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  WE’s entry into original scripted programming wasn’t very auspicious, with a 0.07 rating for the debut of THE DIVIDE.  (It went up to 0.1 with additional runs, and in the network’s core audience of Women 50+, it was all the […]

  On a night dotted with reruns, viewers weren’t really enthused about anything. 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 UPDATE:  In final numbers, THE VOICE gained 0.1 but IZOMBIE lost the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s doubleheader coverage of the NBA PLAYOFFS was again at the top of the cable night at 1.88/1.23.  TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING was next, down 0.07 from last week to 0.98, and THE WILLIS FAMILY was […]

Like the dinosaurs rampaging at multiplexes this weekend, basketball devoured everything in its path. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a healthy share of the Tuesday cable Top 10, with its COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader at 0.79 (Auburn vs. Duke)/0.43 (Arizona vs. Gonzaga), and the […]

  Old Charlie Brown blew away new Muppets. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NBA: Playoffs 4.3 rating ABC 8:15 pm Saturday Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets Game 3 […]

  THE BACHELORETTE and THE VOICE dominated. 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 […]