NETWORK FINALS:  Both NBC and CW had baseball preemptions in some key markets, and suffered for it in final numbers:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and GRIMM were each down 0.1, and so were THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and THE ORIGINALS–the latter two particularly ugly post-adjustment at 0.3s.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

  The return of BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS wasn’t an event. 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). […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, but LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.1.  After adjustment for the football preemption in NY, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY were each down 0.1, and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER fell 0.2 to a horrific 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated […]

      NOTE TO READERS:  We don’t have a chart for Saturday network finals today, and will only be able to post the cable charts in preliminary format.  We’ll update when we can. Normal charts now posted below.     NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game gained 0.1 in final numbers to 0.6, and […]

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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The LAST MAN STANDING rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY premiered at 0.23, slightly below the 0.25 start for WATCHMEN earlier this year; it was followed (after a rerun of the premiere) […]

    CW Programs added below the chart as a note.     NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, THE SIMPSONS, 60 MINUTES and NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CW: Pandora     8:00 PM  […]

  A slow start for 2018. 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 […]