NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1, while the reruns of THE FLASH and NCIS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA had two of the top three shows on Tuesday cable, with WWE SMACKDOWN down 0.07 to 0.91, […]

  The MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR dropped 0.2 from the 2019 edition (on a Thursday) to 0.7.  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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The only network affected by final numbers was CBS, but to such an extent that local preemptions may have been involved:  the OPRAH WINFREY SPECIAL fell 0.3, the first half of 48 HOURS also dropped 0.3, and the 2d half plunged 0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8, and NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted to 0.7  In addition, CBS’s BULL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 1.85.  ESPN’s COLLEGE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Final Four games adjusted to 1.77/3.66 (the latter for the UCLA/Gonzaga game).  ABC’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS run adjusted to 0.47, down modestly from 2020’s 0.6.  In addition, the rerun of LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME adjusted down to the next-lowest tenth.          Broadcast […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT went up 0.1 in final numbers and TAXI BROOKLYN reduced correspondingly.  In addition, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1. Below are ratings in key demographics for last night’s Top 25 cable originals (which actually reach #125 on the overall list of cable airings last night), along […]

  Live from New York… it was Lorne Michaels, saving NBC once again. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun THE MASKED SINGER lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.77, with PROJECT BLUE BOOK down 0.07 to 0.31.  […]