NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.64, and KINGS OF PAIN was down 0.06 to 0.21.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.07 […]

  FOX got the sampling it sought for THE MICK. 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 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 1 ended up adjusted to 4.2, a bit below where we anticipated but still 0.6 above last year’s Game 1.  Nothing else moved more than 0.1 from the morning numbers, but it’s noteworthy that THE TOMORROW PEOPLE edged up to 0.7, a more solid CW number, and since MODERN […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.9.  In addition, NBC’s TROLLS special lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a pair of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games on Friday cable, led by the primetime Oklahoma vs. West […]

  Viewers really wanted to see the Mother‘s side of the story. CBS:  The 200th episode of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, told from the Mother character’s point of view, leaped 0.7 to a season high 3.8, and seemed to perk up the network’s entire line-up.  (CBS is so going to miss Mother next fall.) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.5, up 0.1 from last week’s game, and the live A CHRISTMAS STORY held at its preliminary 1.5.  Football adjustments lowered 60 MINUTES by 0.4 and WISDOM OF THE CROWD by 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage remained at 0.5. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was at the top of Saturday cable, with HBO’s BOXING coverage (which the network reports in pieces) ranging from 0.71 to 0.57.  The UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE […]