NETWORK FINALS:  ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was steady at 1.1, followed by reruns at 0.4/0.3. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 to 1.4, and BRING THE FUNNY was steady at 0.7. FOX:  After a rerun of THE RESIDENT at 0.4, the season finale of FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE was up 0.1 to […]

  Only 2 networks did battle with ESPN’s CFP Championship. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY rose 0.09 to 0.54.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY climbed 0.08 to 0.57, and the penultimate BLACK-ISH was also up 0.08 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.03 to 0.63, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 9.1, up 0.7 from the final number for the 2016 premiere game.  THE ORVILLE’s premiere adjusted up 0.4 to 2.7, but there’s an asterisk because Nielsen counted two plays on the west coast, one simulcast with the east after football, and the other at […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Both NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained 0.1 in final numbers for their crossover episodes.  The rest of the networks, including the NBC Dick Wolf crossover and FOX’s sitcoms, stayed as-is. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Let’s take a minute to dig into MTV’s numbers last […]

                      NETWORK FINALS:  THE AMAZING RACE and SLEEPY HOLLOW each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH (the episode was billed as a “special”) fell 0.17 from last week to 1.13 but still topped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the NBA ALL-STAR events that dominated the night, ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT at 2.17 and the ALL-STAR ROAST at 1.13, as well as the ALL-STAR […]

Cable and broadcast nationals for Friday 3/26/2021 (normally at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET) will be posted a few hours later than usual today due to spring break travel. Check back later for revised post times. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon posts this week will also be delayed, although we expect no delays for the morning posts. […]