BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50.  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE jumped 0.21 to 0.61, SUPERMARKET SWEEP slipped 0.02 to 0.42, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.05 to 0.31. CBS:  Thanks to its national NFL lead-in, 60 MINUTES grew by 0.75 to 1.53.  A run of the […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday March 24-25, 2018.  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. Also, early round March Madness game ratings (Thursday-Friday March 22-23, 2018) are listed in a […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 25 through Sunday October 31, 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 […]

  THE VOICE fall finale had no trouble dominating the night, but that doesn’t mean it’s healthy. 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 […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.06 to 0.53.  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were at 1.03, steady with last year’s 1.0. CBS:  Comparisons are to November 7, since FOX had the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES lost 0.06 to 0.58, THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.60, and NCIS: LA was steady […]

  There wasn’t much doubt about how at-home New Year’s Eve revelers preferred to watch 2015 come 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE returned to Tuesday, up 0.04 to 0.69.  QUEENS fell a tenth from last week to 0.24. CBS:  FBI climbed 0.13 to 0.75, and FBI: MOST WANTED (airing in the 9PM slot) jumped 0.19 to 0.69, followed by a rerun at 0.37. NBC:  The network again aired preview episodes of […]