Summer line-ups remained largely stable. 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 UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 bump for MASTERS OF ILLUSION. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Discovery listings have ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE as a rerun on Friday, which is why it’s not on the list below, but its 0.96 rating (up 0.15 from last week’s original) suggests the network or Nielsen may have misfiled […]

  A likely winner last night was on ESPN, the MLB HOME RUN DERBY.  Ratings for cable won’t be available until around 1 pm PT, but last year’s Derby hit a 2.7 rating with adults 18-49. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME has now diverged quite a bit from Stephen King’s original novel, not always to good effect, but the […]

  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:  EMPIRE and THE GOLDBERGS went up 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY topped Wednesday cable, up 0.03 from last week to 1.46.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK returned from a week off at 1.11, up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MOM and FAM both lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City)/0.41 (76ers vs. Pacers).  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER couldn’t quite keep up, down 0.04 to 0.67.  On […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The rerun of DATELINE lost 0.1, and the rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE retained its Friday cable crown, although on the slow pre-holiday night it was down 0.17 to 0.80, with CATCHING MONSTERS down 0.05 to 0.34.  Lots of family shows and sports hit […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 24 HOURS TO HELL & BACK rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s news was led by Fox News’s 5PM hour at 0.54/0.80/4.7M, with the same hour on CNN at 0.48/0.65/2.8M, and MSNBC’s […]