NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 boosts for the reruns of SHARK TANK, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII 5-0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to air NBA PLAYOFFS and claim the top of Friday cable at 2.27.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL jumped by 0.18 to place 2d at 0.62, but FISHCENTER fell 0.12 to 0.28.  […]

  Once again, the NBA FINALS were on top, but far from their previous level. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK aired a new episode for the first time since November 19, and fell 0.18 to 0.50, and 20/20 was down 0.02 from 2 weeks ago to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT was steady at 0.54, MAGNUM PI gained 0.07 to 0.49, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.11 to 0.50. NBC:  THE […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday August 15 through Sunday August 21, 2022. 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 last year: […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER both gained 0.1 in final numbers, and for once the AGT gain didn’t lead to a loss for TAXI BROOKLYN. Below are Wednesday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts (which actually cover the 157 most watched shows of the night once reruns are excluded).  Analysis and context […]

As usual, the late afternoon (4:30 pm) game was the highest-rated of the four Sunday NFL time periods (a 14.2 HH rating on CBS  in the 56 metedred-markets, mostly Pittsburgh at Baltimore).  However, the single game on FOX averaged a 13.5 HH rating (a combination of Minnesota at Green Bay at 1 pm and Tampa […]

  Only a few originals. 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 the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SVU rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD again ruled Saturday cable, down 0.03 to 0.63.  Nickelodeon’s NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN jumped two-tenths to 0.42 (there was presumably a reason for […]