NOTE:  Nielsen continues to run behind, so we’re now scheduled to see Thursday’s cable ratings next Monday morning, and then we should catch up with Friday’s cable on Monday afternoon.   NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun ELLEN GAME OF GAMES lost the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS and the 8PM rerun of YOUNG SHELDON lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.65/0.49.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER dropped 0.05 to 0.59, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.4 in final numbers, still the biggest game in town but down quite a bit from 2015’s 10.1 (Giants vs. Dallas) premiere.  In addition, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun gained 0.1, but 60 MINUTES and the 9PM hour of BRAINDEAD lost the same.   […]

  2016 was a different ratings world from 2020, and that was reflected in the preliminary ratings for the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, which were at a preliminary 0.2-0.3, compared to 0.5-1.0 4 years ago.  (On that same night in 2016, THE BACHELORETTE was at 1.9 and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 1.6, which would be […]

  A terrible night for everyone. 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:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY, FBI, YOUNG ROCK, and NEW AMSTERDAM.  However, both SUPERGIRL and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped to the next-lowest tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MAYWEATHER/MCGREGOR PRELIMS special on FOX fell 0.2 in final numbers to 0.9, and CBS’s NFL PRESEASON game lost 0.1 to 0.5.  Elsewhere, sports preemptions caused major adjustments, as the reruns on ABC fell a respective 0.5/0.4/0.3 to triple 0.4s, NBC’s shows were down 0.3/0.2 to 0.7/0.5, and FOX’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS: Lots of football-related adjustments in final numbers.  On CBS, the reruns of KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM dropped 0.2, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION were down 0.1.  ABC’s TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1.  NBC’s MIDNIGHT, TEXAS was also down 0.1. […]