NETWORK FINALS:  A holiday gift for our readers:  we are now able to provide final broadcast network ratings to the hundredths of a point.  We’ll alter the way we report adjustments from morning numbers (still in tenths) by noting that a show is “up” if its final number would round up to […]

This past sports weekend was dominated by four Divisional playoff games.  The first game in the Saturday doubleheader, traditionally the weakest matchup, turned out to be one of the best games (an exciting contest finally settled in double overtime). The Ravens and Broncos game Saturday at 4:30 (21.6 HH rating in the 56 large markets with […]

  NOTE:  The NFL PRESEASON enters its 2d week tonight, which means that for the next several days there will be preemptions in many cities, leading to more afternoon adjustments than usual. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA tripleheader was at 0.91/0.87./0.29  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.64/0.61/0.56 compared to last week’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  POWERLESS, CHICAGO MED, THE GREAT INDOORS and MOM all lost 0.1 in final numbers, while RIVERDALE just barely gained the same (it ended up at 0.46).       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for basketball, with games in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted up 0.1 to 0.8.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD dipped 0.02 to 0.57.  Adult Swim’s late-night shows performed as follows:  DRAGON B ALL at 0.45/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.38, MY HERO […]

  NOTE:  ALL RATINGS INCLUDE APPLICABLE ADJUSTMENTS. ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 2.8, up 0.4 from last week but down half a point from last year’s finale.  The AFTER THE FINAL ROSE post-show was at 2.7. NBC:  THE VOICE held very well against the increased competition on ABC, down just 0.1 […]

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]