With the 2016 Democratic National Convention kicking off in Philadelphia, we will be covering the daily ratings battle for the television audience starting Tuesday afternoon, just as we did for the RNC in Cleveland.  Beyond the number of viewers watching, it is often helpful to take a step back and look more deeply at who is watching. Specifically […]

  NOTE:  due to reports on events in Baltimore as well as some sports preemptions, preliminary ratings may be subject to more adjustments than usual. 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 […]

  NOTE:  It was another night of NFL preseason pre-emptions, so don’t get too excited about the seeming boosts for BOSTON EMS and HANNIBAL.  We’ll take a closer look at the Saturday numbers in our network update report on Tuesday. A few specials dot tonight’s network line-up, with the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS on FOX, and […]

  NOTE:  ABC and CBS ratings may adjust in finals due to local preemptions for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. 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 […]

  WHAT WOULD YOU DO ended its season. 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 […]

  Old Charlie Brown blew away new Muppets. 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 […]

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 […]

>   A football appetizer, compared to next week’s all-you-can-eat buffet. NBC:  The PRO BOWL, aka the NFL All-Star Game, won the night, but at nowhere near the ratings for regular games, let alone the bonanza the network will reap next week for the Super Bowl, aka The Most Expensive Smash Promo Ever. ABC:  ONCE […]