Fair results from the night’s newcomers. 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 […]

  NETWORK FINALS:  THE GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 7.7 in final numbers, down 0.6 from the final number for the 2015 ceremony.  In addition, CBS aired a RED-CARPET ARRIVALS special in the 7PM hour, unusual for a Monday, and it rated at 1.6.  Elsewhere, THE BIGGEST LOSER lost 0.1.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.84/0.67.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW gained 0.08 to 0.56.  The season finale of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK rose 0.03 to 0.46, […]

  The World Series had surprisingly little meaningful effect on the other networks. FOX:  WORLD SERIES GAME 5 had a preliminary 3.8, which probably won’t go much beyond a 4 in final numbers.  There hasn’t been a 5th World Series game in a couple of years, but this looks to be around even with the […]

  A low season exit for HAWAII 5-0. 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 […]

  The night’s big reunion was its big winner. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday February 18-19, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, February 20-21, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC (but not FOX) was hit by post-football adjustments, as both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2.  There were no other adjustments.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.45, […]