NETWORK UPDATE:  CBS wasn’t hurt as much by the football adjustments as it might have been:  THE BIG BANG THEORY lost 0.1 to 3.9, MOM dropped 0.2 to 2.6 (still up 0.6 from last week), 2 1/2 MEN lost 0.2 to 2.3 (still up 0.4), THE MCCARTHYS also fell 0.2 to 1.8 (still up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER dropped 0.3, and both reruns of ALL RISE and BULL were down 0.2.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.39, up 0.92 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.61.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE returned at 0.51, BUSCH FAMILY BREWED was at 0.20/0.13, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.04 to 0.12.  Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MANIFEST lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.78/0.69/0.64 compared to last week’s 0.63/0.61/0.51, and BRIARPATCH was up 0.03 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.77/1.08/5.5M, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 9.93, while as expected the adjusted rating for GREAT NORTH was down half a point.  In addition, THE ROOKIE and 60 MINUTES adjusted to the next tenth.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.62.  In addition, 48 HOURS adjusted up to the next tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had Saturday cable’s Top 3 slots with an NBA game at 0.38, and UFC coverage at 0.36/0.30.  CNN’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Both MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL cities showed the game on ABC stations, which is why the network’s numbers plunged after adjustment:  HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLIE BROWN down 0.4, RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR down 0.6, and THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW down 0.6.  Elsewhere, the KEVIN CAN WAIT rerun lost 0.1 but […]

  A mostly subdued night. 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 the chart. […]