NBC looks to its past–and faces its present. NBC:  30 ROCK had a nice send-off, a 1.9 that was up half a point from last week as old fans gathered to watch the gang one last time.  But “catastrophic” doesn’t do justice to the debut of DO NO HARM, which at 0.9 is reportedly the […]

  Not much to say about a night when the networks weren’t even trying. ABC:  Winner of the night with a whopping 1.1 average.  The high point was a 1.4 for 20/20 at 10PM. NBC:  The only network to air anything new for the night, even if it was DATELINE.  That won it a 1.1 […]

For years now, we have received television ratings the following business day, except for network programs broadcast before or after prime time. Such programs that air in the morning, daytime, early evening or late night periods are not so affectionately called “fringe” dayparts. For decades, fringe daypart ratings for the broadcast networks have been released […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Thanks to more NFL PRESEASON preemptions, the entire ABC line-up was down 0.2 in final numbers, CBS was down 0.3-0.4, and all of FOX was down 0.1.  (No changes for NBC.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 18 through Sunday April 24, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (Both EMPIRE and CRIMINAL MINDS stayed at this morning’s series lows.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fascination with the Presidential election stayed high on The Day After, with 28 of the Top 30 slots […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 9-10, 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 10-11, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of 20/20: IN AN INSTANT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime ran a “sneak preview” of I’M DYING UP HERE with little publicity and earned a rating of 0.03/102K. Sports occupied the […]