NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the New Year’s night preliminaries. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games and related programming continued to dominate cable, with 6 of the Top 10 slots, the top game being the ROSE BOWL (3.58), with the FIESTA BOWL (2.78) and […]

  THE PASSION didn’t inspire much. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL PRESEASON game adjusted up 0.03 to 1.9 in final numbers. Elsewhere, everything on ABC lost 0.1, leaving the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.9, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD at 1.1, FUNDERDOME at 0.7, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID at 0.6.  In addition, CANDY CRUSH dropped 0.1 to 0.4. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Now that the NFL adjustments are in, we can see more clearly how the networks’ regular programming fared last night: ABC:  The season finale of THE GONG SHOW was steady at 0.4.  A special episode of TAKE TWO was abysmal at 0.2, and the regular 10PM airing held the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Final numbers awarded an extra 0.1 to CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS, BOOKLYN NINE-NINE, BOB’S BURGERS and CSI. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The holiday continued for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA (Bravo), THE LIBRARIANS (TNT) and KOURTNEY & KHLOE […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  More or less as expected, the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.3 in final numbers, while the reshuffling of west coast numbers sent the mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE down to 1.2. Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1, but AMERICAN GRIT lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers, while the NCIS: LA rerun gained the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied most of Saturday’s cable Top 10.  The COPA AMERICA Mexico vs. Chile match led with 0.72 on Univision and an additional […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s high-profile premieres were both at the level of “OK.”  Syfy’s HAPPY opened at 0.40, a solid number for that network.  On History, KNIGHTFALL started […]