NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings, including to the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION numbers.  In contrast, last week’s Democratic Convention Night 3 ratings rose on 2 networks in finals, the result being that the RNC ended up at 0.3/0.3/0.3, while the DNC was at 0.4/0.3/0.5 on the […]

  Night 3 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION was up slightly from Tuesday’s preliminary numbers at 0.3/0.3/0.3, but a bit below last week’s parallel night for the Democrats (0.3/0.3/0.4).  The disparity was more pronounced in aggregate 2+ ratings for the 3 networks, where last night was at 4.9M (down 500K from Tuesday) and the Democratic […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Night 2 post for detailed analysis of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings.  A snapshot of the 18-49 numbers had […]

  Night 2 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION was at a preliminary 0.3/0.2/0.3, consistent with both Monday’s results and last week’s Democratic Convention Tuesday (and of course sharply down from 2016, as all the Convention ratings have been for both parties).  See Mitch Metcalf’s Convention ratings analysis post this afternoon for more detail. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Republican National Convention Night 1 ratings analysis for a detailed look at the numbers.  Here’s a snapshot in the 18-49 demo:  as […]

  Preliminary broadcast network ratings for Night 1 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION were roughly the same as last week’s Democratic Convention, and at 0.3/0.2/0.3 were similarly down from 2016 (0.7/0.5/1.1).  For more detail, see Mitch Metcalf’s Convention Ratings Analysis post, which will be updated this afternoon with cable numbers. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.3 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly on top of Saturday cable, with TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 0.67/0.62/0.43, and the network’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING (pushed from its usual […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of LAST MAN STANDING, DUNCANVILLE, FAMILY GUY and NCIS: LA all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE had an impressive season finale at 0.92, up 0.19 from last week’s episode and also […]