NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.7, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.9.  There were no other changes from preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  All the day’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were outrated by ESPN’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  US OPEN coverage adjusted to 0.5.  In addition, there were 0.1 drops for the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and for both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the new episode of THE BIG STAGE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  With the NFL game calculated out, both NBC and FOX suffered across-the-board declines that neither network–but especially NBC–couldn’t afford.  So there were new series lows for PARKS & RECREATION (1.1 in both half-hours), SEAN SAVES THE WORLD and THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW (both at pathetic 0.9s), while PARENTHOOD slipped to 1.2.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up half a point to 5.2.  Elsewhere, MACGYVER and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, sports and news took up most of the […]

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). ###

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BACHELOR IN PARADISE POST-SHOW and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER both fell 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP was in its accustomed place at the top of Monday cable ratings, down 0.05 to 1.41, but with a new lead-out this […]

  FRIDAY STARZ:  Things got even worse for MAGIC CITY, with under 350K total viewers and an 18-49 number that had to be rounded up to reach 0.1.  It’s hard to imagine Starz ordering a third season, unless there are non-financial reasons. SYFY:  CONTINUUM was down 30% in total viewers to 1M, and down 0.1 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The ABC broadcast share of the NFL primetime game was 2.70.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NFL share was 2.11, and earlier COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.30/0.16, with ESPN2 at 0.15.  Hallmark’s original movie WEDDING VEIL EXPECTATIONS was at 0.21.  Reelz’s ON PATROL was at 0.14.  […]