NETWORK FINALS:  BLINDSPOT and REIGN both fell 0.1 in final numbers, putting REIGN at a particularly ugly 0.2.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT held the night’s reins with its pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games, Golden State vs. Portland at 2.56 and Toronto vs. […]

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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CONVICTION and THE ODD COUPLE fell 0.1 in final numbers.  After adjustment for the Houston MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast, SUPERGIRL dropped 0.1 and JANE THE VIRGIN fell 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s experiment with stripping all 10 episodes of comedy […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:   The NFL Kickoff Game (Steelers vs Patriots on NBC) did not lift as much as we thought from the fast nationals to the official nationals (from 8.8 to 10.3), but the ratings were very good, as we expect from the NFL.  The 27,398,000 viewer 2+ number last night is above […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.0 in final numbers (last week’s TNF final was 7.5).  In addition, HEROES REBORN gained 0.1, as did SCANDAL.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL topped Thursday cable at 1.40, down 0.43 from last week.  MTV’s TEEN MOM fell 0.24 to […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  MIKE & MOLLY gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Golden State vs. Chicago NBA game took the Wednesday cable crown with 0.84; the late Atlanta vs. Portland game was at 0.50.  Otherwise, it was A&E’s night, as the two-episode premieres of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of sports meant lots of adjustments:  ABC’s NBA game to 1.4, NBC’s NHL ALL-STAR GAME to 0.6, and FOX’s PREMIER BOXING to 0.5.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.81 /0.42 /0.33/0.21.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

NEW FEATURE: Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.   THE VOICE and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER went down the same.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 0.09 increase for the 2d night of Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH (to 0.53) is somewhat […]