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:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games occupied 4 of the Top 13 slots, with Minnesota vs. Washington State tied for the highest rating of the day at 0.96, […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to Nielsen’s sometimes arcane coding of special programming, the chart below will need to be revised, as several of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND shows, which were actually among the top-rated telecasts of the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE ISLAND lost the same.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for sports on cable, but above them all was VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA, up 0.11 from last week to 1.41.  Its lead-out AFTERPARTY slipped 0.08 to 0.97, and TI AND TINY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with KINGS OF PAIN down a tick to 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY […]

  Play ball. 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 chart. FOX:  The […]

NOTE: ABC and NBC numbers below do not include live viewing in the Pacific Time Zone from 5-8PM local time for the EMMY AWARDS and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. Precise program ratings will be available for those programs Tuesday morning. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key […]

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 […]