NETWORK FINALS:  Once again, there was no adjustment for WINTER OLYMPICS ratings.  Elsewhere, the 9PM rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s share of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage topped Thursday cable, […]

  NOTE:  local preemptions for college basketball may led to a high number of adjustments on Monday. 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 […]

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything changes. Friday Sep 4 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Sep 8 at 1 pm PT (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Sep 5 nationals rescheduled […]

  PRISON BREAK returned solidly from parole. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Friday cable at 2.63.  On A&E, LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.63, and the lead-in clip hour was steady at 0.30.  On […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals). Weekly Rating Apr 1-7 18-49 Rating vs Last Year CBS 2.68 -4% Up from 2.25 last week NBC 1.67 +7% Up slightly from 1.64 last week FOX 1.64 -27% Up slightly from 1.61 last week […]

    REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage (aka The Melania & Michelle Show) was moderate and in line with 2012, although comparisons aren’t exactly even because the parallel night that year also included heavy coverage of a hurricane.  NBC’s 1.1 topped ABC’s 0.7 and CBS’s 0.5. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart […]

  New episodes returned for several shows. 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 […]