For American viewers, even preseason football is football. FOX:  The preseason NFL FOOTBALL game between Indianapolis and the NY Giants scored 2.0, easily giving FOX the night, although the game wasn’t quite the highest rated show of the evening. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was up 0.1 from last week (when it aired out of its […]

  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:  There were no changes from the preliminary Tuesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.44.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD was steady at 0.37, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS ticked down […]

  Not everything STAR WARS-related is a blockbuster. 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 follows the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s coverage of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 1.05, which compared to a final 1.4 for the broadcast portion in 2020.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for both episodes of MANIFEST.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  The networks are facing a 2019 that looks a lot like 2018, ushering in the new year with lower ratings. 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) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s HOMELAND ended its run at 0.24, up 0.06 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  It was followed by the premiere of PENNY […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS and the rerun of THE FLASH lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE also went down 0.1 to an even more anemic 0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was again at […]