BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of SHARK TANK was at 0.48, down just 0.04 from the 2021 premiere.  20/20 was at 0.32. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was at 0.37.  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION fell 0.07 to 0.14, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.16. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL slipped 0.02 to 0.22, and DATELINE was […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts last Friday.  Friday cable is mostly for fans of WWE and the Disney Channel, but here are the numbers for a couple of other shows of interest:  THE KNICK (Cinemax) held almost exactly with the previous week at 0.13 and 407K […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.42, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.07 to 0.47, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE climbed 0.03 to 0.38, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.02 to 0.35. CBS:  Comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, when the network didn’t have the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES gained 0.05 […]

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings (adult 18-49 ratings for last night, the same night last year and same night last week).  NOTE: The Presidential Address from 9:00-9:15 pm ET (which won’t be rated in the official nationals) delayed the 9 and 10 pm programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.  The ratings below are approximate until […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Most of the broadcast networks aired reruns on Thanksgiving.  NBC of course had the primetime NFL game, which at 7.08 was 1.42 higher than last year’s game.  FOX, though, took the honors with the afternoon game at a massive 12.46, and not wanting to waste that lead-in, the network aired episodes of […]

  CBS:  Not a successful night.  THE AMAZING RACE kicked off its move to Fridays at 1.1, slightly over half of last fall’s Sunday premiere, and 0.4 below the start of the spring 2014 arc.  HAWAII 5-0, at 1.3, was 0.3 below last fall’s start, and BLUE BLOODS lost half a point from last fall’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:   ABC:  After a rerun at 0.41, THE YEAR: 2022 was at 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.30/0.22/0.20. NBC:  THE WHEEL was at 0.31, followed by a movie at 0.19. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.21. CW:  A FAMILY FILM AWARDS special was at 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON dropped 0.04 to 0.25, REINA DEL SUR gained 0.02 […]