The networks took the night off. 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 follow […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.02 to 0.42, THE WONDER YEARS gained 0.03 to 0.29, THE CONNERS ticked up to 0.41, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.24.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS sank 0.06 to 0.19. CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.13 to 0.78, and BEYOND THE EDGE lost 0.08 to 0.31, followed by […]

  The GRAMMY AWARDS slowed their decline. 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 […]

SPECIAL NOTE: Starting this week, the sports rankings will include sporting events with over 100K persons 2+ L+SD and over 90 minutes long. Formerly, the viewer threshold was 200K. Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 27 through Sunday March 5, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Chart has been corrected.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Pop’s SCHITT’S CREEK edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and new episodes of ONE DAY AT A TIME premiered at 0.04, although the simulcast on TV Land was actually higher at 0.07, […]

>It’s rare that a Saturday night has a huge impact on a sweep race, but last night featured a college football pairing between the #1 and #2 teams in the country on CBS.  In an SEC matchup for the ages, #1 LSU defeated #2 Alabama in overtime 9-6, earning a 6.4 Adult 18-49 rating in […]

  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game, featuring Stanford vs. Notre Dame (1.8) topped ABC’s with Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (1.4) in preliminary ratings.  CBS preceded 48 HOURS (0.8) with a trio of holiday reruns:  FROSTY THE SNOWMAN at 1.4, FROSTY RETURNS at 1.2, and THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS at 0.9.  On NBC, a 2-hour DATELINE […]

A strong week for network television continues. ABC:  A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, from way back in 1965, was up a bit from last year to 2.8, enough to tie for the lead in its hour.  That helped the 9PM hour, where MODERN FAMILY was up 0.1 to 4.7, and SUBURGATORY was up 0.2 to 2.6.  […]