As the new season settles, just about everything last night was down. CBS:  All of the 8-10PM sitcoms were down 0.2 from last week:  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER to 2.9, WE ARE MEN to 1.8, 2 BROKE GIRLS to 2.2 and MOM to 2.0.  For the latter 3, those were new lows, either […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.43, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.67/0.46.  A&E’s LIVE PD specials were at […]

  The GOLDEN GLOBES held steady. 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 the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers (putting the show at 0.7, probably a new low), and the CBS DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Night 2 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION had CNN […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER received an extra 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite a two-tenths drop from last week to 0.81, MTV’s TEEN MOM was again the Thursday cable leader.  (It was down similarly in the F12-34 demo, at 1.27 after last week’s 1.48.)  Its lead-out ONE BAD CHOICE, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.38.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION was at 0.04.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was NFL Network’s day thanks to NFL PRESEASON games at 0.54/0.47/0.43/0.30.  On ESPN, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.27/0.15, and TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.26.  Reelz’s ON […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the ABC town hall special THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE ran without commercials, it wasn’t counted in Nielsen’s final numbers for Thursday. Elsewhere, BONES and SPARTAN each rose 0.1, while AQUARIUS and the LIFE IN PIECES rerun were each down the same.         Broadcast […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]