NETWORK UPDATE:  Things got a lot uglier for CBS once THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from its affiliates’ ratings for the night.  Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held onto its 4.1 (season-low) rating, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.5, 2 1/2 MEN dropped 0.3 to 2.4, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.7, and ELEMENTARY was […]

NBC gave FOX some rare competition on Wednesday night, winning the night and knocking down So You Think You Can Dance, which usually enjoys a competition-free existence. NBC continued live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials (swimming from Omaha) from 8-9 pm, earning a preliminary 1.9 Adult 18-49 rating.  The number could very likely be adjusted […]

Sunday ratings last night, last year and last week.  In the table below, live sports programming (the entire evening on NC and the 7 pm hours on CBS and FOX) has been adjusted to our estimates of the eventual official national ratings, available Tuesday morning after West Coast viewing has been properly counted.   The Sunday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for the 8PM TO TELL THE TRUTH, YOUNG ROCK, THIS IS US, SUPERMAN & LOIS, and the reruns of NCIS, FBI and THE RESIDENT.  However, the SUPERMAN & LOIS promo special dropped to the next-lowest tenth.          Broadcast […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Everything on CBS except THE CRAZY ONES moved by 0.1, with THE BIG BANG THEORY and ELEMENTARY up, and THE MILLERS and 2 1/2 MEN down.  ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND found an extra 0.1, not that it’s going to help.  In the race not to be canceled, PARKS & RECREATION […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.14 to 0.49, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS ticked up to 0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.35/0.30/0.27. NBC:  THE VOICE lost 0.06 to 0.56, LA BREA dipped 0.03 to 0.32, and NEW AMSTERDAM was up 0.02 to 0.29. FOX:  Game 3 of THE WORLD SERIES was at 2.60, up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SEAL TEAM dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW topped Wednesday cable despite a 0.15 drop to 0.53, with BEAUTY BAR down 0.06 to 0.24.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.02 to 0.51, […]

  A rough night for most of the networks. 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 follows […]