BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS dropped 0.06 to 0.50, THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.02 to 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.05 to 0.50, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.02 to 0.41.  BIG SKY was down 0.04 to 0.27. CBS:  SURVIVOR fell 0.14 to 0.62, and THE AMAZING RACE (relocated to 9PM) was up 0.06 to 0.36.  […]

With the NBA conference finals continuing last night and History’s hit mini-series Hatfields & McCoys ending its short run last night, the best the broadcast networks could muster was a 2.6 Adult 18-49 rating for FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance (up a bit from Thursday’s 2.4-rated premiere).  Last year on Wednesday, June 1, the comparable episode of SYTYCD scored […]

  BIG BROTHER was down a notch in its return. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE  FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME adjusted up to 10.4 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL took the top 2 slots with a pair of afternoon games on a soft Saturday for cable, at 0.59/0.44.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for its live coast-to-coast airing, AMERICAN IDOL ended up at 1.9.  Elsewhere, THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dipped 0.12 to 0.97, INTO THE BADLANDS was down […]

  Marvel continues to lag behind its comic-book TV nemesis. 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 […]

  Note that MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions in Cleveland and San Francisco could lead to adjustments in finals. 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 […]

Updated ratings for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through Championship Monday of March Madness. One game has been added to the CBS average. CBS averaged almost 8.4 million viewers 2+ for its 24 games this year, up a big +39% from last year and up +15% from the 2012-2016 average, as the Final Four and Championship game returned […]