NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary July 4th ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s HOT DOG EATING CONTEST led the July 4th cable ratings, but at 0.32 it was down 0.23 from the 2019 edition.  Cable news covered […]

  As is usual during the fall with CBS and FOX, the network that has the late afternoon national NFL game will have the benefit of a giant lead-in for their early evening programming. 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 […]

  Some small increases on 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 and comparisons […]

  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped but still owned the night. 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). […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Since we weren’t able to do a full morning post, comparisons are to last Thursday’s finals (or the most-recent new episodes as applicable).  Also, most shows aired a half-hour late in much of a country due to the Presidential address at 8PM ET. ABC:  Airing new episodes for the first […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday November 4-5, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K 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, November 5-6, […]

  Season finales began rolling in. 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 the […]

> A few notes: these projections are for original episodes (no repeats) aired in the 4th quarter of 2011.  Series premieres will likely be .3-.4 higher, thanks to network marketing pushes, and then tend to go down over time.  We’ll be updating the numbers after we see full pilots and also as we get a […]