NETWORK FINALS:  Game 7 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up another half-point to 12.61. Meanwhile, SURVIVOR gained 0.1 and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The gargantuan baseball rating probably affected some cable […]

  A grand-slam home run. 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 chart. […]

World Series Game 6 on Tuesday 11.1.2016 came very close to Sunday’s Game 5, which was a much more competitive game.  Despite a lack of suspense last night, Game 6 is still among the better Game 6 audiences in the past decade.  The ratings for the previous Game 6 telecasts since 2006, as well as […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD SERIES Game 6 rounded up 0.4 to a final 6.6.  In addition, CHICAGO FIRE, THE VOICE, THE FLASH and FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA Network was at the top of Tuesday […]

  This is the WORLD SERIES of FOX’s dreams. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The post-football adjustments for CBS were even more brutal than expected. KEVIN CAN WAIT lost 0.1 to 1.3, while both MAN WITH A PLAN and 2 BROKE GIRLS dropped 0.2 to twin 1.3s, and both THE ODD COUPLE (0.9) and SCORPION (1.1) plunged 0.3, resulting in numbers that the […]

  No treats for the networks on Halloween night. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday October 29-30, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K 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, October 31-November […]