NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS VAX LIVE telecast adjusted up to the next tenth, while NBC’s DATELINE rerun dropped to the next-lowest.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT led Saturday cable at 0.23, HGTV’s ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU gained 0.03 […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Night 2 post for detailed analysis of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings.  A snapshot of the 18-49 numbers had […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.16 to 0.65.  The season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.93, down 0.24 from the 2021 premiere.  THE ROOKIE aired for the first time since January 30 and rose 0.11 to 0.44. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.16 to 0.68.  The line-up aired for the first […]

The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder).  Three other early round games managed a 2.0 rating or higher.    At the other end of […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday September 13 through Sunday September 19, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in much of the country, the primetime schedules were interrupted by news reports of the Texas school massacre. ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY rose 0.11 to 0.47, and THE CHASE was up 0.05 to 0.32.  A rerun WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was at 0.23. CBS:  The network pulled the scheduled season finale […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage remained at 0.5. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was at the top of Saturday cable, with HBO’s BOXING coverage (which the network reports in pieces) ranging from 0.71 to 0.57.  The UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE […]