A lot of returns. 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 […]

  A moderate drop for the ACM AWARDS. 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 […]

  A mixed bag of a night. 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 FINALS:  The AMERICAN IDOL finale gained 0.2 in final numbers, while AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Whatever viewers may have thought about the series finale of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, they watched in record-breaking […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the series finale of ARROW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Note that because the pilot for TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS aired as a “sneak peek” after the SAG AWARDS, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, MISTRESSES  and the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun lost 0.1 in final July 4th numbers, and the MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR instant rerun dropped 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yet more faux-original COPS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, CBS and CW were preempted in local markets for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  After adjustment on CBS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL RISE and BULL all lost 0.1 (meaning that compared to last fall’s premieres they were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.3, while BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA remained down 0.2).  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20 and BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.36/0.32/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.38/0.26/0.13.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.24, with UNTUCKED […]