NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.2, and FOX’s game held at 0.9.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL was the story on Saturday cable, too, with ESPN’s games occupying 4 of the Top 7 slots at 1.12/0.67/0.55/0.38, Fox […]

  BEING REUBEN continued to perform abominably. 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 follows […]

  Status was mostly quo in the Sunday night cable ratings. HBO:  The craziness that is TRUE BLOOD was down just a tick from last week, still overwhelmingly beating the rest of cable with 2.6 (and almost 80% of its viewers under 50).  It’s always fun to watch Denis O’Hare chewing scenery (and people), and […]

NFL PRESEASON. The fast nationals for ABC, CBS and NBC below are inflated by a few tenths of a rating point by NFL Preseason pre-emptions in the following major markets: ABC (New York, Washington DC) CBS (Boston, Pittsburgh) NBC (Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Green Bay) In addition, FOX’s NASCAR race is subject to adjustment.  In light of […]

  Even THIS IS US is feeling the erosion of broadcast TV. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were meaningful adjustments (to the next tenth) for GREY’S ANATOMY, YOUNG SHELDON, UNITED STATES OF AL, and SVU.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.50 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.29 (Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee).  Cable news was led […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, 30 ROCK: A ONE-TIME SPECIAL found its morning rating slashed in half to 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was at the top of cable ratings again on Thursday, but this time it was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.47, and 20/20 ticked up to 0.32. CBS:  On premiere night, SWAT was at 0.38, down 0.04 from last fall’s premiere.  FIRE COUNTRY debuted at 0,40.  The season premiere of BLUE BLOODS was at 0.41, down 0.04 from last season. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL lost 0.04 to […]