NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.0, down a point from last week’s game.  On CBS, where football slid the schedule, 60 MINUTES gained 0.04 to 1.9, NCIS: LA rose 0.1 to 0.9, and MADAM SECRETARY’s rating was 0.6, steady with last week.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On the night of the Alabama special Senate election, it was CNN’s turn to shine, with the 10PM hour of ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.96/1.25/3.5M, over MSNBC’s LAST […]

  Some good news at CW. 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 […]

  Now that Thursdays are crammed with scripted hours, perhaps it’s not a surprise that the night’s veteran reality show topped them all. 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) […]

  For those keeping count, today’s network excuses are THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and the MLB PLAYOFFS. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 1PM hour briefing was the key time for the news networks, with Fox News at 0.68/1.06/5.1M, CNN at 0.59/0.90/3.1M, and MSNBC at 0.21/0.35/2.2M.  Aside from […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s UFC coverage gained 0.1 and NBC’s DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s early evening COLLEGE BASKETBALL game (Kansas vs. Kentucky) topped Saturday cable at 1.02, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to listing its ratings with a single 3-hour number, and it led Friday cable at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29/0.28/0.24.  HBO’s REAL […]