8PM comes alive. CBS:  The network just closed its deal to bring back HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for a 9th and final season, and after last night, the only part it may be regretting is “final,” as HIMYM (with a highly-promoted “Robin Sparkle” episode) was the highest rated show on any network with 4.0.  […]

Has any mega-hit collapsed as quickly as EMPIRE? 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday October 1-2, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, October 3-4, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS returned from a rerun week down 0.05 to 0.44, followed by a WONDER YEARS rerun at 0.26, then THE CONNERS was back from reruns down 0.03 to 0.40, followed by a HOME ECONOMICS rerun at 0.27.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS ticked down to 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.06 to […]

  CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS had a solid start. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball NCAA Basketball Championship: Elite Eight Round Saturday 5.69 rating TBS 6:00 pm #1-Wisconsin vs […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s THE NEW POPE premiered at a slender 0.04. By comparison, THE YOUNG POPE launched at 0.30 (on a Sunday), with its finale at 0.10 (on a […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday November 9 through Sunday November 15, 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 […]