BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.71, AMERICAN IDOL fell a tenth to 0.66, and the season finale of THE ROOKIE was at 0.36, down 0.05 from last week and down 0.15 from the 2021 finale. CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped a tenth to 0.46.  The season finale of THE EQUALIZER […]

  Several shows returned from midseason breaks. 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 viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and […]

  More adjustments are on the way. 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 follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted late yesterday, THE OSCARS adjusted to 7.7, up 0.9 from last year’s finals, and in addition, LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET adjusted to 2.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of FBI lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE, THE GOLDBERGS and SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both ARROW and SUPERNATURAL dipped the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to lead cable on Wednesday with its Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.11, […]

CBS’s second half of the Sunday NFL doubleheader did a terrific 17.0 HH rating in the metered markets (mostly Pittsburgh at Dallas between 4:30 and almost 8:00 pm). NBC’s Sunday Night Football at 8:30 pm averaged a 15.2 HH rating in the 56 metered markets (San Francisco at New England, briefly interrupted by President Obama’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions, both THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW were 0.2 less great, respectively to 1.1 and 0.9.  On CBS, only SCORPION declined, and by 0.1.  The midseason finale of JANE THE VIRGIN also lost 0.1, without any football excuse.  Broadcast Official […]

  NOTE:  Charts will be posted today in preliminary form, then updated later in the day. UPDATE: Charts now posted in the normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  UNDER THE DOME picked up 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Shark Week again made its mark (read Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of Discovery’s Shark […]