NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for NCIS, FBI, FBI: MOST WANTED and THIS IS US.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dropped 0.07 to 0.44, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was down a tick to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (Note:  for once, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN held onto its morning rating.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN had an easy victory on Tuesday cable, up a tenth to 0.87, with lead-out […]

  No major news on a stable summer Tuesday. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.3/1.1/1.9 from the initial 1.7/1.5/1.6.  Elsewhere, SLEEPY HOLLOW gained a much-needed 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun VAMPIRE DIARIES lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Sweet 16 coverage took […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both EMPIRE and LETHAL WEAPON gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did CRIMINAL MINDS, BLINDSPOT and SVU.  Both CW reruns of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TV […]

  Viewers weren’t enthused about a Trump-less CELEBRITY APPRENTICE. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT and CASTAWAYS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.70, with lead-outs MIZ & MRS up 0.04 to 0.51, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–due to the night’s PRESEASON FOOTBALL preemptions, comparisons are to last Saturday’s final ratings rather than the Sunday morning fast nationals.  NBC:  AQUARIUS ended its season (but not its run!) at 0.2, the same as HANNIBAL (which was down 0.1 from last week) and below the 0.3 for the rerun RUNNING WILD that […]