NOTE:  all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, since there was no original regular programming on the night after Thanksgiving. 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 […]

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 […]

  There was barely any original programming on the networks for the Friday of Labor Day weekend.  NBC’s DATELINE was up 0.3 from last week to a 1.0 that tied a SHARK TANK rerun as the highest number of the night (DATELINE was also 0.3 ahead of the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun that filled NBC’s […]

  A sizable drop for THE BACHELOR. 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). Ratings analysis and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast slice of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.95, up 0.09 from last year’s edition. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.05 to 0.52, GHOSTS edged up 0.02 to 0.49, and SO HELP ME TODD was up 0.02 to 0.36.  A LAST LAST LATE LATE SHOW special […]

> The bell tolled for another failed new series last night, which was otherwise fairly stable. ABC:  If SUBURGATORY can hold its rating around last night’s 3 for another week, it should be a strong candidate for an early back order.  (See our PILOT + 1 review.)  The night’s other sitcoms slipped a bit, but […]

  Another dull summer Tuesday… NBC:  The Peacock took the night thanks to AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and its 2.7, although the show was down a tick from last week.  Both weeks came off a 1.0 rerun of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was even at 1.4. ABC:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS […]

  Another dull summer Friday. 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). Ratings analysis follows the chart. […]