Note:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL local preemptions may lead to adjustments for ABC and FOX. 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 […]

  Despite strong competition in every direction on Sunday night, Showtime had a very strong start for its winter line-up, setting new records for SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION.  Demo numbers aren’t yet available, but in total viewers for its initial airing, Shameless reached the 2M mark, up 400,000 from last season’s premiere and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, THE OSCARS adjusted to 5.3, with the RED CARPET special rated in half-hour segments at 1.1/1.6/2.2.  In addition, the OUTMATCHED rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that with the exception of HBO […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Things got worse for AGENTS OF SHIELD in final numbers, dropping 0.1 to an 0.7 that’s even worse than it looks because the show will now be off the air for a month.  Meanwhile, NCIS gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE […]

  New episodes didn’t do much for ABC. 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 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday November 2 through Sunday November 8, 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE GOLD RUSH (Discovery) rounded up to tie SHARK TANK as the highest rated show on all of television Friday night, dropping 0.08 from last week to […]

  Another dreary Friday. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  QUANTICO gained […]