The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next week or so. (All times Pacific.) Wednesday Nov 22 nationals available Monday Nov 27 at 1 pm (normally Thursday pm) Thursday Nov 23 nationals available Tuesday Nov 28 at 7 am (normally […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage topped Friday cable at 0.73, with primetime coverage at 0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a rerun week at 0.60.  On Discovery, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME held this morning’s preliminary rating in final numbers.  All other morning ratings were also unchanged.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.74, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Every 8PM show–THE VOICE, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, NCIS, HELL’S KITCHEN and THE FLASH–went up 0.1 in final numbers.  (In NCIS’s case, that allowed it to avoid a new series low.)  After that, only PERSON OF INTEREST had a 0.1 boost. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 5.6, down 0.3 from 2018’s final number.  In addition, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NOTE:  many shows took last week off due to the Super Bowl, so except where […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SEAL TEAM rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 reigned over Wednesday cable, with BLACK INK CREW at 0.48/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.42, and BASKETBALL WIVES down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HOWIE MANDEL ALL-STAR COMEDY GALA lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was no doubt what NBA game TNT viewers wanted to watch on Monday, as the Cleveland vs. Golden State match-up was at a […]

Fast nationals for Saturday 3.11.2017 will be delayed a few hours because of the switch to Daylight Saving Time from Standard Time.  This is normal as Nielsen takes extra steps to validate the ratings and program lineups, which rely on thousands of clocks at networks, cable systems, television sets, cable and satellite boxes and viewing […]