NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, HELL’S KITCHEN and CALL ME KAT.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN continued to be the news network of choice on Thursday, with 14 of the day’s […]

3 sitcoms at 9PM were 1 too many. NBC:  THE VOICE, and its network, won the night, but Monday’s decline may not have been due to the shortened episode and combination of sports and Presidential debate.  Last night’s Voice was down half a ratings point again, its 4.1 one of its lowest Tuesdays of the […]

  As we’ve noted before, we’ll mostly be taking a break from reporting Friday ratings until the fall season begins, but this past Friday had an arrival worth making an exception:  the premiere of Cinemax’s THE KNICK.  That show, despite the participation of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen, was designed more to draw prestige […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT returned, but not quite as big as it’s been. 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 […]

  FOX’s X Factor problem is becoming a crisis. FOX:  THE X FACTOR fell another 0.3 from last week’s lackluster premiere to a series-low 1.9–and that’s before the regular season competition has even shown up.  It’s down a horrific 1.6 from the parallel night last season.  From 9-10PM, reruns of the DADS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

  Declines and disappointments. 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 and comparisons follow the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.9, down 1.9 from 2019’s 4.8 final Game 1 number.  In addition, THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.2, and I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE and the 8PM ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun were up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]