NETWORK UPDATE:  Football adjustments brought down ABC’s line-up, as THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.1 and GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW fell 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the 10:30PM TELENOVELA managed to gain 0.1, but that still wasn’t anything to boast about.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

  TELENOVELA didn’t start well. 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 chart. […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.7, a big 1.8 below last week’s Sunday game.  Elsewhere, the President’s Oval Office speech led to plenty of adjustments:  THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.7, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE fell 0.3, and ONCE UPON A TIME fell 0.1, while QUANTICO gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 3.0 in finals, while ABC’s adjusted down to 2.3.  Elsewhere, the NCIS rerun was down 0.1, but 48 HOURS gained the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, it was a Saturday for COLLEGE FOOTBALL and anime.  ESPN’s afternoon and primetime […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday with a 0.11 hike from last week to 1.23.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.97 (Cleveland vs. New Orleans)/0.46 (Brooklyn vs. NY).  TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES […]

NOTE: After the President’s Oval Office speech at 8:00 pm ET Sunday, ABC started ONCE UPON A TIME, BLOOD & OIL and QUANTICO each about 15 minutes late.  Similarly, FOX slid the 8-10 pm comedy block about 15 minutes.  In contrast, CBS started the SINATRA 100 special on time at 9:00 pm by shortening 60 MINUTES.  NBC also collapsed its […]

  A pair of COLLEGE FOOTBALL Conference Championships dominated Saturday primetime, both providing entry for the winners into the year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS.  At least in preliminary numbers, FOX’s Michigan State vs. Iowa game (2.6) topped ABC’s Clemson vs. North Carolina (2.4).  NBC’s annual airing of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, at 0.6, was about where […]

  Not much of a farewell for AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. 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 […]