A slow premiere for HOLMES FAMILY EFFECT. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Local sports preemptions probably caused the across-the-board drops at CW, where the shows were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.1.  In addition, the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 6 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.7, and even though the morning number was slightly below the preliminary for 2014’s Game 6, the adjusted number is 0.1 higher.  The mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted to 1.3.  Note that Nielsen did not report final numbers for NBC’s AQUARIUS because […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were several football-related adjustments in final numbers. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL itself adjusted to 6.0, up 1.1 from last week’s game.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES fell 0.02 to 3.0, and on FOX, BOB’S BURGERS dropped 0.02 to 1.4, and THE SIMPSONS was down 0.1 to 1.5.     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR, THE GOLDBERGS, MODERN FAMILY and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE all gained 0.1 in final numbers, but SPEECHLESS lost the same, although all of these adjustments were on the borderline of change in hundredths.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Sorry for today’s technical difficulties.  We don’t yet have final network charts, but these are the changes from morning numbers:  AMERICAN IDOL and the season finale of THE GOOD DOCTOR each gained 0.1, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.83 (Golden State vs. Boston)/0.52 (Houston vs. Toronto).  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND edged up 0.02 to 0.77, and PROJECT BLUE BOOK […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for DIRTY DANCING and EMPIRE, but the SURVIVOR REUNION SPECIAL lost 0.1         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no playoff games last night, it was a slow evening on cable.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES […]