NBC’s coverage was even more dominant on Night 2 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, with a 1.1 rating that more than doubled the 0.5s at ABC and CBS. 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, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the WORLD SERIES lost 0.1 in final numbers, adjusting down to 4.8. Elsewhere, it was a busy night of adjustment at ABC, where THE GOLDBERGS, SPEECHLESS and MODERN FAMILY all gained 0.1, but DESIGNATED SURVIVOR fell 0.1 to a further series low of 1.2.  In addition, SVU […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE was the only Wednesday show to grow from morning numbers, with an additional 0.1 that put its rating at an even more amazing 5.8.  Is there any doubt it’ll hit a 6 by its season finale in 2 weeks? Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  Note that THINK IT UP ran without commercials, and therefore did not receive a final Nielsen ratings on any of its networks.  There were no adjustments from the early numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s BRING IT took the night, down 0.03 to 0.54, and with lead-out ATLANTA PLASTIC also down 0.03 to 0.37.  On […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.0 (and JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted down to 1.0), and FOX’s COPA AMERICA matches adjusted to 0.4.  Elsewhere, both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT.       […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The Women’s Gymnastics US OLYMPIC TRIALS, BIG BROTHER and the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Also note that due to a golf overrun on FOX, the regular schedule of reruns only ran 8:30-10PM.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL overrun, CBS’s numbers jumped all over the place, with 60 MINUTES up 0.02 to 3.4, NCIS: LA down 0.03 to 1.6, MADAM SECRETARY down 0.1 to 1.0, and ELEMENTARY steady at 0.7.  In addition, NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ended up at 7.7, up 1.1 from last […]

  ROSEANNE is strong in reruns, too. 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 follow […]