NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday’s broadcast shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Amazingly, the Season 7 premiere of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was its highest-rated episode ever–and it wasn’t close.  At 4.71, it was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News continued to be at the forefront of viewers’ minds, with Fox News’s OUTNUMBERED at 0.50/0.74/3.6M, CNN RIGHT NOW at 0.45/0.62/2.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

Not quite as exciting as a live freeway police pursuit but still very compelling and much more relevant, the coverage of the reaction to the capture of the remaining Boston Marathon Bombing suspect brought viewers to the normally tough to program Friday evening.  Collectively, the broadcast networks earned a 7.1 rating with adults 18-49 in […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  Old Charlie Brown blew away new Muppets. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast moved to the top of Monday cable at 1.29/1.27/1.18, compared to last week’s 1.08/1.01/0.94. VH1 was directly behind, with […]

  Note that the Wednesday cable chart has been revised from the version posted this morning, which as many of you noted (for the most part courteously) was in error. BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, THE CONNERS gained 0.05 to 0.61, THE GOLDBERGS ticked down to 0.38, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY edged up 0.02 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s numbers, and that includes the WINTER OLYMPICS, which did not adjust up from prelims.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Tuesday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader in the #1/#5 slots at 1.16 […]