A good night for some grizzled vets. CBS: After UNDERCOVER BOSS started the night with a 1.8 to win 8PM, CSI NY and BLUE BLOODS both hit season high 1.6s (the latter also winning its hour). The whole line-up was up 0.2-0.3 from last week. ABC: Everything here was up as well, with LAST MAN […]
Note that although NBC aired a national PRESEASON NFL game last night, other local stations aired competing local games, so there may be an unusual number of adjustments this afternoon. 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 […]
8PM comes alive. CBS: The network just closed its deal to bring back HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for a 9th and final season, and after last night, the only part it may be regretting is “final,” as HIMYM (with a highly-promoted “Robin Sparkle” episode) was the highest rated show on any network with 4.0. […]
It was political wrestling over the physical kind. 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 […]
CBS takes a hit. CBS: The only good news of the night was that HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER held steady at 3.4 (although the episode itself was another “running in place” half-hour, as the show continues to put off reaching its conclusion next season). After that, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT fell 0.3 to 2.6, and […]
CBS is the latest network to announce its schedule of season finales, joining CW and FOX. Here’s the line-up: SUNDAY APRIL 26 9PM: THE GOOD WIFE SUNDAY MAY 5 8PM: THE AMAZING RACE 10PM: THE MENTALIST THURSDAY MAY 9 8:30PM: 2 1/2 MEN 9PM: PERSON OF INTEREST FRIDAY MAY 10 9PM: VEGAS 10PM: BLUE […]
American Idol has gone seriously out of tune. FOX: How to describe the depths of last night’s 2.7 rating for AMERICAN IDOL? It was the lowest rated regular episode of the series ever, including its first season, when it ran as a summer series. It was more than a full point below Tuesday’s results show […]
Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday March 16 through Sunday March 22, 2020. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]