Bad news for CBS. 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. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, both CW shows SUPERNATURAL and ARROW dropped 0.1 after adjustment for their preemption in NY.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SWAT lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s ratings-leading NBA PLAYOFFS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, up 0.8 from last week’s game.  In addition, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PANDORA lost the same, putting it at zero (more precisely 0.04).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The unimpressive start for RISE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers.  (FOR THE PEOPLE stayed as is.)  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE, THIS IS US, the 9:30PM BLACKISH, and NCIS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY and MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 3.51.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.07 to 1.04, […]

  A couple of notes:  last night’s CBS line-up was delayed by 49 minutes in most of the country due to NFL overrun, so it’s subject to more adjustment than usual.  But because of Thanksgiving, it’s going to take Nielsen several days to catch up with network finals and cable ratings, beginning with last Wednesday’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and OPRAH WITH HARRY & MEGHAN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s coverage of the NBA ALL-STAR GAME was down 0.67 from the 2020 edition to 1.93, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant increases (to the next tenth) for THIS IS US, SUPERMAN & LOIS, SOUL OF A NATION and the reruns of FBI and MIXED-ISH.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.03 to 0.52, […]