NETWORK FINALS:  FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the season finale of THE GIFTED went out on a sour note, down 0.1 to 0.4         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Wednesday cable by a sliver, up a tick […]

The final live+same day ratings for Game 1 of the 2015 World Series (14,944,000 persons 2+) puts the Mets-Royals game just behind 2010’s Texas at San Francisco Game 1, slightly above the average of Game 1 since 2006.  The adult 18-49 rating for Game 1 2015 (4.6) is a tenth of a rating point above […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the pre-All-Star Game HOME RUN DERBY dominated Monday cable, down a slight 0.02 from last year to 1.80 (plus 0.26 for the ESPN2 […]

  BLUE BLOODS didn’t end its season on a high note. 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 […]

  The newcomers didn’t impress. 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 […]

Baseball fans around the country were treated to some wonderful news yesterday: FOX Sports analyst Tim McCarver announced his retirement during a typically long-winded conference call filled with the false humility that is his trademark.  The insufferable buffoon, the unquestioned Master of the Obvious, the Nattering Nabob of the Non-Sequitur will retire after the 2013 World […]

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday March 30 through Sunday April 5, 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 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings (slowly coming back) for Monday July 6 through Sunday July 12, 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 […]