A sleepy night for network 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 over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]
NOTE TO READERS: For the next several days, our cable ratings charts will be posted first in preliminary form, with the charts in their usual format following a few hours later. Some delays are also likely. UPDATE: Top 40 Originals chart now added. NETWORK UPDATE: The NBA FINALS game adjusted up by 1.7 to a […]
Basketball ate soccer. 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 the chart. ABC: […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The final game of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to 2.8. The only other adjustments were at CW, where as expected the baseball preemptions led to 0.1 reductions for each rerun. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: No surprises at the top of Monday cable, which was led by VH1 and USA. On […]
The climax of the NHL season took the night. 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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and the pre-game primetime JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE fell correspondingly to 0.9. In addition, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The hand-wringing about all the terrible things that happen on GAME OF THRONES certainly isn’t hurting the ratings, as its season finale was […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to a final 1.7. FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage stayed at 0.5. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The Saturday night cable winner isn’t actually on the chart below, because Adult Swim’s DRAGON BALL Z is technically a rerun, although the current versions of the episodes haven’t been shown in […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The WOMENS WORLD CUP match adjusted up by 0.1 to 1.6 in final numbers. WHAT WOULD YOU DO also received a 0.1 bump, as did the rerun of BLUE BLOODS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE took the night’s top cable slot, down 0.02 from last week to 0.95. Lead-out CATCHING MONSTERS […]