NOTE: We won’t have Thursday cable ratings until next week, but it’s a good bet that NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL will dominate the eventual Christmas Eve ratings.  Meanwhile, the San Diego at Oakland game likely had very little impact on the broadcast fast nationals.  With two west coast teams involved, any local broadcast pre-emptions […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, NFL adjustments lowered ABC’s THE LAST DAYS OF PHIL HARTMAN by 0.1 and FOX’s MLB game by 0.2.  In addition, THE OUTPOST and the 9PM TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s […]

  At a time of extreme uncertainty, network TV ratings were basically stable. 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 […]

  ABC’s new entries didn’t have much impact. 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 […]

  The preliminary ratings for Night 3 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION inched up to 0.3-0.4, a different dynamic than the 2016 edition, which dropped significantly on its 3rd night (although this year’s numbers are still much lower than 4 years ago). DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary […]

  Another easy win for SHARK TANK. 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 follows […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  A tough night for adjustments, as SPARTAN, SUPERHUMAN and the reruns of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES, SUPERGIRL and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s […]

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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night […]