The broadcast networks combined for a lowly 4.53 combined 18-49 rating in prime time from July 2-8, 18% below the 42nd week last year (which also included the 4th of July holiday — on Monday).  This is a significantly bigger fall-off for the broadcasters than they have seen on average this summer to date (-10% […]

  BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped, but still easily took the night. 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 […]

The numbers weren’t worth waiting for. NBC:  The only show on network television last night to score over a 2 in the 18-49 demo was AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, airing its pre-Olympics finale and earning a 2.2.  The night began with a CLIOS:  BEST COMMERCIALS special that came in 3d place for its hour with 1.2, […]

The party’s over…. NBC:  Quotes from a commercial that doesn’t exist– “NBC, you’ve just had 17 days of fantastic, record-breaking Olympics ratings, and spent every day promoting your new shows non-stop to hundreds of millions of viewers!  What are you gonna do now?” “I’m going straight to the toilet!!” Yes, NBC quickly discovered just how […]

NBC’s preseason continues to play out well. NBC:  GO ON has yet to face any real competition, but it held well with a 3.3 last night, and the episode was better structured than last week’s, with one central Matthew Perry story rather than multiple fragments.  THE NEW NORMAL, on the other hand, was preachy and […]

The nightly averages below do not include the Presidential Debate from 9:00-10:30 pm ET — since it ran commercial-free (or “sustaining”) those 90 minutes will make it into the nightly, weekly or season averages. FOX scored a 3.4 in the preliminary fast nationals for X Factor, and a 2.8 for its Fox News coverage of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SVU lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.9, down 0.3 from last week’s final.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.90/0.75.  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29, 2016 (and Monday May 30 for NBA and NHL playoffs). The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports […]