No major shifts. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  CHILD SUPPORT […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   FAMILY GUY and DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES (HBO) lost a tenth it could spare, down to 3.47.  SILICON VALLEY rose 0.12 to 1.09, then VEEP gained 0.03 to 0.52, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT dipped 0.07 to 0.64.  On Showtime, NURSE JACKIE dropped 0.07 to […]

  Decent starts for some summer programming. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The US OPEN coverage and 8PM rerun of THE WALL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was a 3-way tie at the top of a low-rated cable night.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.02 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.4 from last week’s game.  In addition, SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, down a tenth from last […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  At this point, it’s far from a surprise that all of ABC’s sitcoms gained in afternoon adjusted ratings:  THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH by 0.1, and MODERN FAMILY by 0.2.  (No goodies for NASHVILLE, though.)  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Wednesday (plus a few other lower-rated […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9, and FOX’s game reduced to 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL games in the Saturday cable Top 10, at 0.97/0.34/0.27, and ESPN2 had a game in the #12 slot […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s college basketball conference tournament coverage took up all of the Top 5 slots on Saturday cable, with the ACC leading the way with 1.17.  (Other tournaments on ESPN2 and FS1 also made the chart.)  4 […]