BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped a tenth to 0.37, THE CHASE slipped 0.02 to 0.30, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was down 0.05 to 0.18. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.35/0.31. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.76, down two-tenths from the 2021 premiere.  DANCING WITH MYSELF premiered at 0.42. FOX:  […]

>Airing on a special night, The X Factor returned with a vengeance, averaging a 4.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  Look for that to rise to a 4.4 or 4.5 in the official ratings later today.  With a number like that, FOX must be itching to get its regular schedule back on and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 5 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was dominant at 1.49. CBS:  The season finale of COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.02 to 0.20.  The DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS were at 0.21, down 0.02 from the 2021 ceremony. NBC:  After a rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR at 0.26, DATELINE was up 0.04 to […]

  Only college football livened up Labor Day Weekend’s Sunday. 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 […]

> The absence of World Series Game 7 didn’t have the dramatic impact that might have been expected. NBC:  Hey, GRIMM won its timeslot, that’s something NBC doesn’t get to say very damn often this season.  So:  success.  A back 9 order may very well be around the corner from a network craving anything that […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2022 ESPY AWARDS were at 0.42.  That was up 0.18 from the 2021 edition, which aired on a Saturday. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.70, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.04 to 0.40.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.30/0.29. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.04 to 0.48, […]

>Midway through November is a good time to take a broad look at the television season.  Looking at the entire prime time schedule, FOX is off to a very promising start in first place with a 3.1 Adult 18-49 rating, and even more impressively up 19% versus the same period last year.  CBS is exactly […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 25 through Sunday July 31, 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: […]