NETWORK FINALS:  Nielsen got it all correct on the first try, and there were no changes from the preliminary numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This is an opportune time for a reminder that only about one-third of US households subscribe to HBO, not […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL games gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As is often the case on Saturdays, sports was in control of the cable box, although it’s less typical for soccer to be the dominant sport. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM, 8:30PM and 9:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns each lost 0.1 in final numbers after adjustment for local baseball preemptions.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even SHARK WEEK couldn’t dislodge VH1 and USA from the top of Monday […]

  Disappointing results for the high-profile newcomers. 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). Ratings analysis and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.4 from last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY, GOTHAM and WILL & GRACE each gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game took the Thursday cable crown at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, lots of adjustments, as the entire CBS and NBC line-ups dropped 0.1 across the board.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network had THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to itself, and the game gave it a 2.58 rating, while the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Another 0.1 for EMPIRE pushed the blockbuster to 5.4 in final numbers, and AMERICAN IDOL gained a tenth as well.  In addition, SURVIVOR and ARROW gained 0.1.  However, BLACK-ISH, NASHVILLE and THE 100 each lost 0.1. Ratings in  demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MACGYVER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was on the minds of many as they tuned into Friday cable, with the 4PM hour of CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER on top with 0.57/0.80/2.9M, and with […]