NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant increases (to the next tenth) for THIS IS US, SUPERMAN & LOIS, SOUL OF A NATION and the reruns of FBI and MIXED-ISH.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.03 to 0.52, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, up 0.04 to 0.72, with the preceding clip show up 0.03 to 0.37.  3 Discovery SHARK WEEK titles occupied the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.6, up an impressive 2 points from last week’s final.  Other football-related adjustments reduced THE SIMPSONS, BOB’S BURGERS and 60 MINUTES by 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s a fact of ratings life in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for the networks on Friday.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a strong night for Disney Channel, which had the top-rated show on Friday cable with its remake of ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.9, a full point below last week’s final number.  In addition, NCIS: LA gained 0.1, while THE SIMPSONS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It seems as though HBO can breathe a sign […]

  A fairly typical Friday. 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 follows the chart. CBS:  MACGYVER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MACGYVER and both episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE NOTE:  Because so many people have asked, note that we have no ratings at all for the Pursuit service, including for […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We have another instance today of either the network or Nielsen mistakenly listing an original show as a rerun, which resulted in it being omitted from […]