NETWORK UPDATE: THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, but LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.1. After adjustment for the football preemption in NY, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY were each down 0.1, and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER fell 0.2 to a horrific 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN dominated […]
NETWORK UPDATE: FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, but the LIMITLESS rerun lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained a tenth to 0.85 and was the highest cable original on Tuesday, with […]
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 […]
The broadcast network elevator continued to go down. 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 to follow. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]
A very big night for The Blacklist, although we won’t know just how big until this afternoon. NBC: Last night’s preliminary numbers are probably inflated by the local New Orleans station’s coverage of NFL Football. But even if the fall finale of THE BLACKLIST comes down from its current 3.5 (which is up half […]
NETWORK FINALS: The Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 5.5. In addition, the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Adult Swim took the lead on a low-rated Saturday for cable. Its primetime RICK […]
Note: Friday numbers are again inflated slightly by a few pre-emptions on most networks for NFL PRESEASON games. 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 […]