BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a pre-emption week, THE CONNERS gained 0.06 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS was steady at 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY dipped 0.04 to 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.07 to 0.34.  BIG SKY lost 0.03 to 0.24. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.70, and THE AMAZING RACE was up 0.03 to […]

>American Idol returned to the air down 26% from last year.  It still dominates the night, but it raises many questions.  Is the singing contest sub-genre tired as a whole?  Did X Factor lessen interest in Idol‘s return?  Are viewers tiring of the Idol judges?  And most intriguingly, is this a good sign or a […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday December 5 through Sunday December 11, 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: […]

>NBC is reporting updated Nielsen ratings that correctly account for viewing in all time zones and the news is good for the Peacock. The game coverage scored a 40.5 Adult 18-49 rating, the best young adult rating for a Super Bowl since 1996 (Super Bowl 30’s 41.2 rating). In terms of household rating, this is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The unfinished MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game aired from 8:28pm to 10:10pm ET on ABC (2.42 A18-49, 11.046M P2+) then continued without commercials at 1.91/9.087M. CBS:  Reruns at 0.39/0.27/0.25/0.20. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: ALL STARS was at 0.59.  QUANTUM LEAP aired for the first time since November 7 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in final numbers, while ABC’s PREP & LANDING reruns were up 0.1.  In addition, the NCIS: LA rerun that barely counted as primetime with a 10:57PM start time had a 0.4 rating.  Football adjustments at FOX dropped the 7PM ICE AGE special rerun by 0.5.  […]

>FOX Thursday was up from last week, thanks to a second hour of American Idol replacing The Finder at 9 pm.  But those two hours of Idol were also the lowest Thursday episode to date.  CBS was also down a bit from recent weeks, and the Grey’s Anatomy / Private Practice crossover did not improve ABC’s […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 5: January 23-29, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]