It was a slooooooooow Sunday on network TV. CBS:  BIG BROTHER claimed the highest number of the night on any network, but its 1.8 was down a discouraging 0.7 from last week.  UNFORGETTABLE hit a new low 1.0, down 0.1. NBC:  On its last Sunday before the return of regular-season football, the network could […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The first SHARK TANK since January 28 ticked down to 0.55, and 20/20 was also up a tick to 0.47. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since January 28.  UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.06 to 0.39, MAGNUM PI slipped 0.02 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.47. NBC:  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN remained at its morning rating, and there were no other adjustments. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s A DEADLY ADOPTION, a quasi-prank from Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, won the night at 0.63.  (A Hallmark original movie PERFECT MATCH was far behind at 0.16.)  Adult Swim’s late night block remained strong, with KILL LA […]

  USA’s CANNONBALL had a fair preview on NBC. 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 […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

Wherever Justin Bieber’s fans are, they’re not watching network television. NBC:  The first part of a 2-night special that’s oh-so-coincidentally airing the same week as its star’s new release, JUSTIN BIEBER:  ALL AROUND THE WORLD could only get to a 0.9 rating in 18-49s.  It didn’t even skew as young as you might think:  under […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.39.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dipped 0.04 to 0.36, 60 DAYS IN lost 0.02 to 0.31, and ALASKA PD was […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NFL Playoffs: Conference Championships Weekend Sunday 29.5 rating CBS 3:00 AFC New England-Denver (+6% from 27.9 […]