BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2022 ESPY AWARDS were at 0.42.  That was up 0.18 from the 2021 edition, which aired on a Saturday. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.70, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.04 to 0.40.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.30/0.29. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.04 to 0.48, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game and the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE CROSSING lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7 was mammoth at 5.69, which gave […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SINGLE PARENTS and CHICAGO PD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Wednesday cable at 1.73, with Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game at 0.88.  ESPN’s NBA games were at 0.69/0.56.  The […]

  A special BACHELORETTE didn’t do much to dent AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports reigned on Saturday cable.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 1.28/0.61, and the day’s slate of COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  2 BROKE GIRLS and DANCING WITH THE STARS got back a bit of what they’d lost to 24, each up 0.1 from this morning.  MIKE & MOLLY, though, fell an additional 0.1.  The 10PM NCIS LA rerun was also down 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  The season premiere of LOUIE (FX), at 0.5 for […]

      Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The final season premiere of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.24/0.17 compared to last year’s 0.34/0.24. On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.08 to 0.35, and POWER SLAP ticked up to 0.10.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29/0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.24.  […]

  A mostly dreary night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]