BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY dipped 0.05 from last week’s premiere to 0.68.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.03 to 0.61, BLACK-ISH fell 0.12 to 0.41, and QUEENS was down 0.02 to 0.26. CBS:  FBI ticked down to 0.75, FBI: INTERNATIONAL also lost a tick to 0.55, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.03 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage went up on all the networks: by 0.2 to 1.1 on NBC, by 0.1 to 0.9 on ABC, and by 0.1 to 0.8 on CBS.  In addition, the 8PM episode of HOME FREE gained 0.1, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and the LEGENDS OF TOMORROW rerun […]

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). ###

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 dip for the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led a low night of Friday cable, down 0.05 to 0.46, with lead-out HOMESTEAD RESCUE down a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD and MAGNUM PI gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BULL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.91/0.90, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.80/0.68.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.06 to 0.74, […]

Note:  ABC numbers below inflated slightly by local NFL pre-emption in Jacksonville for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on NFL Network), and FOX numbers inflated slightly by local NFL pre-emption in Nashville. All networks could also be inflated by local news pre-emptions in Houston for weather/flooding coverage.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO PD rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE X-FILES premiere lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 1.29 (for Cleveland vs. Boston)/0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City).  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW ticked […]