BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 fell 0.12 to 0.48, GREY’S ANATOMY plunged 0.16 to 0.49, and BIG SKY was down 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON edged up 0.02 to 0.64, and the now-canceled UNITED STATES OF AL was up 0.08 to 0.50.  The also-canceled HOW WE ROLL was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast slice of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.95, up 0.09 from last year’s edition. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.05 to 0.52, GHOSTS edged up 0.02 to 0.49, and SO HELP ME TODD was up 0.02 to 0.36.  A LAST LAST LATE LATE SHOW special […]

  Generally good news for the networks. 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 […]

  A bad night for Cleveland and ABC. 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 changes from the preliminary New Year’s Eve numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN owned December 31 on cable, with 9 of the day’s Top 10 shows, but it was still bittersweet for the network.  Last year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS aired on January […]

  The Season 6 premiere of HBO’s TRUE BLOOD wasn’t quite as hearty as last year’s launch, with 4.5M total viewers for the initial broadcast (demo details aren’t available yet, although it should be around a 2.5 in 18-49s), compared to 5.2M last season, plus another 1.1M viewers for the 11PM rebroadcast.  That’s below last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesdday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.51/0.42.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 039/0.50/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at […]

  Any negative ratings effect due to the Olympics seems to have subsided, as the numbers were generally up for cable on Sunday night. HBO:  TRUE BLOOD, of course, was in the lead, with a 2.7 rating that was up slightly from last week, and another crazytime episode that at least let us bid adieu […]