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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night […]

NOTE: CW numbers below inflated by a pre-emption in New York on WPIX for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Bucs vs. Giants, airing nationally on ESPN). In Tampa-St. Petersburg the game aired locally on an independent station, without distorting the numbers below. Precise program ratings for Monday available this afternoon with the cable and broadcast nationals.  […]

  THE MASKED SINGER was dominant on a night with many declines. 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 […]

  NOTE:  The CELEBRATING AMERICA special was also featured on multiple cable networks, and we’ll have those numbers tomorrow. 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 […]

  WORLD OF DANCE ended its season with a kick. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many sports preemptions on Thursday  night, our full broadcast network analysis is below. ABC:  The season finale of BOY BAND was up 0.1 to 0.6, but both BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS and the rerun of THE GONG SHOW were down 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  BIG […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s coverage of the Alabama vs Auburn COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was far and away the biggest show on Saturday cable, with a 4.31 rating that more than doubled the network’s earlier Florida vs Florida State […]

  Declines and disappointments. 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 the […]