BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.28/0.28/0.25, followed by the news special 24 MONTHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.06 to 0.90, BEYOND THE EDGE dropped 0.04 to 0.35, and GOOD SAM was up 0.02 to 0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.47/0.41. FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER rose 0.09 to 0.81, and DOMINO […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TIME AFTER TIME needs all the help that it can get, so the fact that it squeezed its way to a 0.65 in final numbers, rounding up to 0.7, makes it slightly less dismal than it was in preliminaries.  In addition, NCIS: LA gained 0.1.         […]

      Analysis to follow.   NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning preliminary numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s night at the top of Monday cable with its Cleveland vs. Toronto NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.48.  On VH1, LOVE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Tuesday’s preliminary network ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Tuesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not surprisingly, New Year’s Day belonged to ESPN, […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

  More premature “finales”. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The only network affected by final numbers was CBS, but to such an extent that local preemptions may have been involved:  the OPRAH WINFREY SPECIAL fell 0.3, the first half of 48 HOURS also dropped 0.3, and the 2d half plunged 0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]