Due to last Wednesday’s holiday, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 […]

A newsmagazine took the crown on a mostly down night. NBC:  There must have been some reason why DATELINE zoomed 0.6 from last week, increasing its rating by more than 50% and topping the night with a 1.7.  Whatever it was, the show should consider trying it again.  The evening started with a decent 1.5 […]

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for WWE SMACKDOWN, THE BLACKLIST and 20/20.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.39/0.29/0.27/0.15, and Big Ten Network had a Top 10 game at 0.23.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING, HAWAII 5-0 and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH remained at the top of Friday cable, even though it fell 0.11 to 0.96, and lead-out THE WHEEL was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both EMPIRE and MODERN FAMILY received 0.1 bumps from this morning’s series lows in final numbers–but just barely, as their less-rounded ratings were respectively 1.86 and 1.66.  In addition, CRIMINAL MINDS and CHICAGO PD were up 0.1. After adjustment for the Los Angeles preemption, ARROW stayed as-is, but THE […]

  The NBA ended its season in a big way. 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 […]

Has any mega-hit collapsed as quickly as EMPIRE? 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 and comparisons […]