NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up. NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s coverage of the Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games naturally led Saturday cable at 3.26/2.99, with its sister networks airing the games featuring local team announcing […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 2 adjusted up to 3.9 in final numbers.  Complete World Series ratings coverage in our Skedball Special Report.  Elsewhere, both THE MIDDLE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1, as did SURVIVOR.  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, ARROW and SUPERNATURAL, though, all fell by the same margin. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD SERIES Game 3 adjusted to 3.9, well below 2016’s 5.2 for the parallel game.  Elsewhere, MACGYVER and JANE THE VIRGIN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, down 0.09 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finales of ROSEANNE and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.10.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN (which will be moving to FOX in Fall 2019) dipped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD and BIG BROTHER each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the reruns of CSI and BOB’S BURGERS, but the rerun of MADAM SECRETARY fell by 0.2, and GOLAN THE INSATIABLE lost 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The BET AWARDS were the night’s big winner, with 2.64 for the awards show itself, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MY DIET IS BETTER THAN YOURS is certainly effective at losing weight, down 0.1 in final numbers to a skeletal 0.6.  THE BLACKLIST, however, gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The primetime part of TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable with 0.84 for the Clippers vs. […]

  May Sweeps didn’t begin with a (big) 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 […]