Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 4 through Sunday October 10, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.  Also, as expected the CW reruns each went down 0.1 after the sports preemptions were adjusted out. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The TYRANT season finale (FX) didn’t excite anyone, dropping 0.05 to 0.37.  However, some people showed up to find out who […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.61/0.51.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE jumped 0.17 to 0.50, with the AFTER-SHOW at 0.23, and the lead-in RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.21/0.20.  […]

  A bad night for WWE SMACKDOWN. 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 follows […]

      NETWORK FINALS:   MOM lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.1, down 3.3 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable at 0.66, steady with last week, and lead-out FLORIBAMA SHORE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.05 to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.35. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.04 to 0.46, MAGNUM PI gained 0.03 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME shed 0.03 to 0.18, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN […]