It was NASCAR’s night. 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 the chart. […]

  Very little for any network to feel good about. 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 […]

ABC easily won last night with a 3.8 adult 18-49 rating by ditching its regular lineup in favor of the 46th annual CMA Awards.  However, the CMAs were well below last year’s telecast, which aired on a Wednesday.  Any schedule or time time period change runs the risk of further accelerating the natural decline in network […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS ticked up to 0.71, and a COUNTDOWN TO THE CMA AWARDS special was at 0.24. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dipped 0.04 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA lost 0.03 to 0.50, NCIS gained 0.05 to 0.64, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.03 to 0.45. NBC:  THE VOICE ticked down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BLESS THIS MESS rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC returned at 0.50, which was down 0.55 from last year’s series […]

  An up-and-down night for ABC’s game shows.  NOTE: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 0.2 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.62, up 0.14 from last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for DIRTY DANCING and EMPIRE, but the SURVIVOR REUNION SPECIAL lost 0.1         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no playoff games last night, it was a slow evening on cable.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES […]