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 […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.6, down 1.2 from last week’s game. In addition, LIFE IN PIECES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE  HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s slice of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.28 from last week to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.  For fans of car crashes, the more specific ratings for BEING REUBEN were 0.04/0.03.  It’s currently scheduled to continue airing new episodes this week.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was […]

  A boost for LOVE ISLAND. 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 follows the […]

  Once again, the NBA FINALS were on top, but far from their previous level. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MEGYN KELLY and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD needed to get out of town before Westeros takes over Sunday cable, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE adjusted to 2.31/3.55, significantly above last year’s final 2.0/3.2.  NBC’s ESCAPE FROM 2020 adjusted up to 0.88.  In addition, the rerun of MOM moved up to the next tenth in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]