NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 5.94.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Apart from an NFL Playoffs pre-show on ESPN, cable was solidly in the CNN fold again on Saturday, led by the 7PM hour at 0.39/0.54/2.8M, with Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS had a bad night in adjustments (possibly due in part to local preemptions for College Basketball division tournaments), with BLUE BLOODS down 0.2, and both MACGYVER and HAWAII 5-0 down 0.1.  In addition, SPEECHLESS lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

    NOTE:  Due to Thanksgiving, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.   NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 1.1 from the Thanksgiving night game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.77, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for news, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.59/3.8M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.43/2.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.35/2.7M.  On […]

The MLK holiday will cause delays for national television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  As a rule of thumb, national holidays that close banks, stock markets or post offices also impact Nielsen ratings. Expect similar delays for Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. This […]

On the cable front this past seven days, only the NBA could stop History’s rampaging Hatfield & McCoys.  On Monday night, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat) averaged a 4.1 rating with Adults 18-49 and almost 9 million viewers 2+.  Directly against much of the game, the premiere episode of Hatfield […]

>ESPN’s Monday Night Football rebounded to more normal levels last night and moved back into its usual #1 spot on the cable Adult 18-49 rating chart.  (Kansas City upset San Diego in overtime.)  On AMC, Walking Dead is still the top scripted program on cable this week, but the 3.1 rating, while still very good, […]

      BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  An all-evening marathon of HOME ECONOMICS reruns, with a 0.18-0.33 range. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26-0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.94, and COLLEGE BOWL dipped 0.04 to 0.39. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.46, while FANTASY ISLAND fell 0.11 from last week’s premiere to 0.27. CW:  […]