NETWORK FINALS:  As anticipated, ABC’s NBA FINALS rose to 6.4 after adjustment (0.1 below Monday’s Game 5), and FOX’s US OPEN coverage rose to 0.7.  In addition, the 8:30PM episode of AP BIO lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY gained the same.           […]

> FOX is yanking its low-rated (and terrible) I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER from the schedule after Glee returns from hiatus and the network’s 4-sitcom Tuesdays end.  The original plan had been for Teenage Daughter to shift in early April to Wednesdays at 9:30PM, following 90-minute American Idols, but instead Idol will run 2-hour episodes […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  It’s not clear why, but CBS took something of a hit in final numbers, as SURVIVOR was down 0.1, and both THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun and CODE BLACK fell 0.2.  In addition, SVU and THE GOLDBERGS each gained 0.1, and HELL’S KITCHEN lost the same.         Broadcast […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBA PLAYOFFS games on 2 networks dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s games at 1.61/1.36 and TNT’s game at 0.65 (the latter followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.25).  ESPN’s morning FORMULA 1 race was at 0.36.  USA’s […]

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday April 27 through Sunday May 3, 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 […]

>Pity the poor Former National Pastime.  In the quarter century that Nielsen has used the PeopleMeter to measure demographic ratings, viewership of the World Series has dropped by more than half in the key advertising sales demographic.  From 1987 (the first year demographic ratings came from electronic meters and remote controls rather than a paper diary) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun CAROL’S SECOND ACT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage led the cable day, with COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.68, and games at 0.61/0.39/0.26, […]

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