Some people actually watched network TV last night. NBC:  US OLYMPIC TRIALS were 3rd place in their hour again, despite a Michael Phelps swimming showdown (which he lost).  However, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR had strong nights, each winning its hour with a 3.0 and 2.0 respectively, and that gave NBC a tie […]

  A small uptick for CBS. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.0, and the 2 hours of DATELINE lost 0.1/0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As COLLEGE BASKETBALL heads to the NCAAs, ESPN’s games were at 1.23 (Duke vs. North Carolina)/0.81 (Michigan […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers to 1.1, and FOX’s game remained at 0.8.  On the rerun front, CBS’s were respectively up and down 0.1, and THE VOICE on NBC lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As always with fall Saturdays, cable was dominated by […]

  As it turned out, you could stop the beat after all. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK and 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage led Friday cable at 0.53.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.51/0.68/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no mercy in the final numbers for WEIRD LONERS or THE DOVEKEEPERS.  However, THE VOICE, NCIS, THE FLASH and FOREVER all received 0.1 bumps. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): YOUNGER (TV Land) debuted with a 0.17 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NEW GIRL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The newly rebranded Freeform network (which had been ABCFamily) started strong, as the time-jumped PRETTY LITTLE LIARS opened at 1.06, up 0.13 from last January’s premiere.  SHADOWHUNTERS […]