The ESPYS held steady. 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 and comparisons follow […]

  The WORLD SERIES didn’t disrupt the other networks very much. 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 […]

  Note:  because of July 4th, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago. 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 […]

  It was the last Friday of the regular season, but the lights were already off. 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 […]

  A soft night for some of Monday’s stalwarts. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MADAM SECRETARY stayed put, but THE GOOD WIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the final FOX episode of AMERICAN DAD (it’s moving to TBS).  60 MINUTES lost 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.6 to 7.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday (plus a few […]

Past Winter Olympic Same Night (First Saturday) P18-49 live+same day ratings: 2014 Sochi 6.3, 2010 Vancouver 7.6, 2006 Turin 6.7, 2002 Salt Lake City 9.8 Last night’s fast national rating Winter Olympic should go up around +10% in the official live+same day nationals for NBC, and the TAD (Total Audience Delivery) which includes streaming should […]

>Two and a Half Men premiered with a 10.3 Adult 18-49 rating, about equal to a good Sunday Night Football game but not at the level of an AFC Championship game, as CBS head Les Moonves boldly predicted.  Nonetheless, this is a great number to welcome Ashton Kutcher to the show.  Can the show maintain […]