NETWORK FINALS:  The special MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.0, followed by an episode of BIG BROTHER at 0.9.  In addition, in final numbers the BIDEN TOWN HALL gained 0.02 to 0.07, and EMERGENCY CALL and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US both lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

NOTE: The ABC numbers below will decline slightly in the official nationals this afternoon because of local pre-emptions in Kansas City and Milwaukee for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on ESPN). The CBS numbers below for the NFL special game (rescheduled from Sunday afternoon) will rise in the official nationals when live viewing on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE WALL, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Auburn vs. Georgia COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of sports-related adjustments.  On ABC, Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.2 (down 2.4 from 2019’s Game 3, on a Wednesday in June), and BLACK-ISH lost 0.2 to 0.6.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES adjusted to 1.6/0.7.  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.8 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.4, down 50% from 2019’s Game 2 (on a Sunday in June).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MLB WILD CARD game was at 0.59.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s SITUATION […]

  Live basketball and football may lead to adjustments for almost every network. 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 […]

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 […]

  Even allowing for likely adjustments upward, the NBA FINALS is scoring low compared to 2019. 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 […]