The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday December 19 and Sunday December 20, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL and college football weekend or the same calendar weekend […]

  The Republicans may or may not win the next presidential election, but they’re certainly winning TV. 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 […]

  Maybe everyone was out seeing STAR WARS. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, football adjustment took some of the wind out of CBS’s morning sails, but not for THE BIG BANG THEORY, which held its full 4.1 rating.  As for the rest:  LIFE IN PIECES lost 0.3, MOM and ELEMENTARY fell 0.2, and 2 BROKE GIRLS was down 0.1.  There were no […]

  CBS almost had the night to itself. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments for the SURVIVOR finale or anything else from this morning’s numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE took the Wednesday cable title, up 0.03 to 1.08, with lead-out MEN WOMEN WILD up 0.04 to 0.50.  ESPN’s NBA double feature […]

  The SURVIVOR cycle finale was dinged. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The REPUBLICAN DEBATES continue to be the hottest shows on television that don’t feature a football, zombies, or the Lyon clan.  CNN’s coverage gave the network a huge 3.84 rating, with over 18M […]