NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, COSMOS and NEXT all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.05 to 0.54, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS climbed 0.09 to 0.35.  TNT’s […]

  There were a multitude of disruptions to preliminary ratings last night, including NFL preemptions on ABC in NY and NBC in Cleveland, as well as a Presidential address.  Given all the expected adjustments, we’ll hold our ratings analysis for this afternoon’s final numbers. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below […]

  Two hours of Extant weren’t better than one. CBS:  In a hurry to get its EXTANT season over, CBS ran back-to-back episodes last night, and scored 1.0/0.9, the latter of which gave the show a new series low.  This was particularly ugly since the night started with BIG BROTHER climbing 0.2 to 2.3. NBC:  […]

  For one night, everything old was new again. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the pre-All-Star Game HOME RUN DERBY dominated Monday cable, down a slight 0.02 from last year to 1.80 (plus 0.26 for the ESPN2 […]

  A good night for DANCING WITH THE STARS–for now. 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). […]

The Oscars telecast on Sunday 2.28.2016 started right on par with recent telecasts, just above 35 million viewers for both 2016 and the average of every telecast since 2007.  Generally speaking, the average Oscar show audience rises through the first hour, then holds steady until about 10:00 or 10:15 pm when the In Memoriam segment […]

  Blowouts aren’t great for sports ratings. 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 […]