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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BEAT SHAZAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.07 to 0.77, with MIZ & MRS down a tick to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0, while ABC’s remained at 1.6.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Saturday’s cable ratings.  ESPN’s afternoon game took the crown at 2.35 (later games were at 2.21/1.10, and the early game was at […]

  NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments. FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down 0.2 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CODE BLACK rose 0.1 in final numbers, which combined with the 0.1 drop for NASHVILLE, gave it a tiny bit of breathing room at 10PM.  ROSEWOOD also rose 0.1, as did EMPIRE, SVU and THE MIDDLE.  (A note on ROSEWOOD:  it jumped from 1.7 to 2.2 in its last 15 minutes, suggesting […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): It didn’t hit the preliminary list, but ORPHAN BLACK premiered on Saturday everywhere AMC Networks has a footprint.  Last year, airing only on BBC America (which at that time wasn’t part of AMC), it had a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE and UNDATEABLE each picked up 0.1 in final network numbers, as did AGENTS OF SHIELD, HELL’S KITCHEN and THE FLASH.  IZOMBIE was the only show to lose 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts:   TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader led Tuesday cable at 1.73/1.42.  Discovery’s […]

  Either something very good happened at CW last night, or there were local preemptions that will lead to adjustments on Monday. 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 […]