NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 33.4, down 3.7 from 2017, while THIS IS US ended up at 9.3, up 3.2 from last year’s 24: LEGACY.  For those who care, the BOB’S BURGERS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

>A Friday night to forget last night to forget as the audience has better things to do (shop, see a movie, visit family, or basically anything else) than watch lame animated specials or Hollywood movies on television with more than a dozen commercial breaks. FOX did the “best” Friday night with Iron Man from 8:00-10:30 […]

  Except where noted, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago rather than to Thanksgiving night. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was at the top of Friday cable, by way of Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.49/3.5M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.34/1.5M, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC had bragging rights on the PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS at 0.73.  There were no significant changes from the morning preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS topped Wednesday cable, with CNN at 0.58/0.77/3.3M, MSNBC at 0.38/0.59/4.1M, and Fox […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  As usual on fall Saturdays, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was dominant with 1.16 for ABC’s primetime game, while FOX’s MLB game was at 0.25.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL again, with ESPN’s games at 0.85/0.52/0.43, Fox Sports 1’s at 0.42/0.16/0.15, Big Ten’s gamex at 0.26/0.12, and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The Women’s Gymnastics US OLYMPIC TRIALS, BIG BROTHER and the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Also note that due to a golf overrun on FOX, the regular schedule of reruns only ran 8:30-10PM.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s streak of upward adjustments continued on Friday, with LAST MAN STANDING, SHARK TANK and 20/20 all up 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday: CHART UPDATED BELOW with the Fox Sports 1 NLDS Games.  All four League Division Series on Friday are now listed. Friday’s cable […]