Viewers bid a fond XOXO to Gossip Girl. CW:  The final episode of GOSSIP GIRL earned the show its best rating of the season by a considerable margin, with a 0.8 (although it’s a sign of where the series ended up that this was still below a typical episode of Vampire Diaries or Arrow).  The […]

  The broadcast network elevator continued to go down. 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 […]

  A timeslot flip didn’t accomplish much. 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 follow […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 5.6, down 0.3 from 2018’s final number.  In addition, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NOTE:  many shows took last week off due to the Super Bowl, so except where […]

  NOTE:  NBC, ABC and FOX all had exhibition football preemptions in various markets, so their numbers may shift in finals this afternoon. 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) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, after baseball adjustments, the CW reruns fell to 0.2/0.1.  In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (up) and WORLD OF DANCE (down) swapped 0.1s, and BEAT SHAZAM gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Freeform’s THE BOLD […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY dropped 0.14 to 0.40.  The series finale of BLACK-ISH fell 0.06 to 0.37, with a post-show special at 0.26.  TO TELL THE TRUTH was down 0.04 to 0.27. CBS:  FBI lost 0.07 to 0.56, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to 0.53, and FBI: MOST WANTED was down 0.06 to […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The only ratings adjustments were due to local football coverage in Detroit and Cincinnati.  On NBC, THE VOICE held onto its 3.3, but THE SING-OFF dropped 0.2 to 2.0, while at ABC, THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT lost 0.2 to a painful 1.0. MONDAY CABLE:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ESPN) was of course […]