NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.5, the same rating as last year’s season premiere.  As expected, there were major adjustments at FOX, where a rerun of THE SIMPSONS fell from 3.8 to 1.1, the 8:30PM LAST MAN STANDING rerun dropped from 1.2 to 0.6, and the FAMILY GUY […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPARTAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, although that was still far below its Monday rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT topped Thursday cable at 1.24.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH had a solid premiere […]

  CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD exits on top. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.61, GREY’S ANATOMY dipped 0.02 to 0.61, and BIG SKY was down 0.02 to 0.27. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.02 to 0.62, and UNITED STATES OF AL returned to its regular timeslot and rose 0.13 to 0.48.  The season finale of B POSITIVE, airing out of […]

  Solid starts for NBC’s new sitcoms. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted up in final numbers to 8.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s first-ever NFL WILD CARD GAME on Saturday afternoon swamped the rest of cable at 6.95, and the network also had […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.24. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION dropped 0.04 to 0.21, followed by a CBS FALL PREVIEW promo special at 0.18, and reruns at 0.15/0.19. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.25.  The season premiere of DATELINE followed at 0.31. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.07 to 0.50. […]