BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of SHARK TANK was at 0.48, up 0.03 from last week and down 0.07 from the 2021 finale.  20/20 was steady at 0.35. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.05 to 0.26, followed by reruns at 0.20/0.25. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST ticked up to 0.23, and DATELINE was up […]

  History Channel, which just entered the world of scripted television 2 days ago, now owns the #1 and #2 scripted programs in the history of basic cable, as the 2d installment of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS barely declined from Monday’s premiere.  Tuesday’s episode was down only around 5% from Part 1, to about 13 million […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       NOTE:  At this time, we have no Saturday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had all of the Top 12 slots on […]

  NOTE:  all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, since there was no original regular programming on the night after Thanksgiving. 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 […]

  The addition of NCAA basketball didn’t change much anywhere else. 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 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 12 through Sunday October 18, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K 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 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 24 through Sunday March 1, 2020.  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 […]

>A lot of repeats on the air last night, but that will change tonight as the four-week May Sweep begins tonight, ushering in 28 nights of almost all-original programming.  American Idol wins another Wednesday for FOX, on track to round up to a 4.7 rating in the official nationals later today (still a season low […]