NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT lost 0.1 for a series low 1.3.  In addition, CASTLE lost its 0.1 bump, and both the 8PM BIG BANG THEORY rerun and the GOTHAM rerun were also down 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  The night’s highest-rated show was at 0.5. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD […]

  A dip for BIG BROTHER. 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 comparisons […]

FOX took control of Monday night with a double dose of Gordon Ramsay.  Hell’s Kitchen at 8 (2.4 rating) and MasterChef at 9 (2.3) combined for a 2.4 preliminary rating from 8-10 pm with Adults 18-49.  Last year FOX averaged a 1.5 on the same night with an original MasterChef at 8 (1.8) and repeat House at 9 (1.2). NBC finished second on the […]

  The storyline on Under the Dome may be getting increasingly wacky, but viewers are hanging in. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME held even at 2.4, tying its series low, but still towering over everything else that aired last night.  The reruns that preceded it were all 0.9-1.0. NBC:  A bad night.  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR slipped […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for Sunday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, plus a few more of interest.  If you’d like additional lower-rated series included in the latter list, please let us know.  Some analysis and context follow the chart. Several networks took the Sunday of Labor Day weekend off, notably HBO, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.14/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.19/1.16/1.12.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 1.11/1.01 compared to 0.89/0.84.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]