NETWORK UPDATE:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted slightly down, to 1.9/2.7.  That put them respectively 0.1 below and 0.1 above last year’s Thursday Round of 16 games.    (See Mitch Metcalf’s special SKEDBALL Report on Round of 16 ratings on broadcast and cable.)  Elsewhere, AMERICAN CRIME gained 0.1, and the VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and the pre-game primetime JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE fell correspondingly to 0.9.  In addition, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The hand-wringing about all the terrible things that happen on GAME OF THRONES certainly isn’t hurting the ratings, as its season finale was […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 9PM 48 HOURS and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  6 of the day’s Top 10 cable shows were related to COLLEGE FOOTBALL, led by ESPN’s weekly COLLEGE GAMEDAY telecast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was entirely dominated by news, and and is often the case when the story is of general interest, CNN was on top with CNN […]

  NBC is ending summer with a bang. 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 […]

  The NFL PLAYOFFS dominated. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, LITTLE BIG SHOTS, the 7:30PM BOB’S BURGERS and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH all had 0.1 bumps in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Lifetime, the original movie NY PRISON BREAK was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BEAT SHAZAM and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US gained 0.1 in final numbers, while ZOO, LOVE CONNECTION and the rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SHARK WEEK continued to pay off for […]