ROSEANNE wasn’t the only show facing a down arrow. 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 […]

      NOTE TO READERS:  Beginning with the Monday cable post this afternoon, and for the rest of the week, charts will be posted as usual, but text (and responses to Comments) will be much delayed if they appear at all, due to our Sundance coverage. NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM INSTINCT episode lost 0.1 in final numbers. FOX’s PRESEASON NFL game adjusted to 1.4, and the LAST MAN STANDING reruns that preceded it in some time zones dropped 0.2/0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS was at 0.41, down from 0.7 in 2020.  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT was at 0.37, down 0.03 from Sunday’s premiere. CBS:  Back from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD dipped 0.04 to 0.57, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ticked down to 0.49, NCIS was down 0.05 to 0.59, and NCIS: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and THE WALL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERIOR DONUTS rerun and both SUPERNATURAL reruns fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT has definitely become an event, which […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, the LAST COMIC STANDING rerun gained 0.1, while the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY dropped 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  As detailed in the newest WORLD CUP SKEDBALL post, yesterday was a relatively low-rated day for World Cup matches, and it probably didn’t […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, CBS and CW were preempted in local markets for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  After adjustment on CBS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL RISE and BULL all lost 0.1 (meaning that compared to last fall’s premieres they were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.3, while BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA remained down 0.2).  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.01 (New Orleans vs. San Antonio, i.e. the Zion Williamson game)/0.46 (76ers vs. Toronto).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY gained […]