A particularly bleak night for network TV.  (Note: the current high number for the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS is actually the overrun for FOX’s afternoon DAYTONA 500 coverage. Program titles and start and end times will be corrected in the official nationals on Wednesday.) DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, the 2 hours of DATELINE dropped to 0.4/0.5 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS tied for the lead on Saturday cable with 0.63, and the network’s  COLLEGE […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday March 11 through Sunday March 17, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS are simulcast across Viacom-land, and it rated as follows:  on MTV itself, it dropped 0.17 to 0.91 (the pre-show was down two-tenths […]

  Last night was the first time since October 20 that FOX had the national afternoon NFL game leading into its regular line-up, so FOX/CBS comparisons are to that night. 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 […]

  A steady evening. 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 the chart. CBS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The only significant adjustment (i.e., changing its initial rating by at least one-tenth) was downward for the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the COTTON BOWL dominated Wednesday cable at 1.45, with the network’s […]

  Little original programming on the last Friday of summer TV. 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 […]