On Christmas Eve, all the gifts under the broadcast networks’ tree were used. ABC:  The original animated HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, followed by the sad Jim Carrey/Ron Howard live-action version, scored 1.2/1.3 to take the night, although both were down from last year when–preceded by NBA Basketball–they were at 1.8/1.7.  The cartoon was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  As usual on fall Saturdays, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was dominant with 1.16 for ABC’s primetime game, while FOX’s MLB game was at 0.25.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL again, with ESPN’s games at 0.85/0.52/0.43, Fox Sports 1’s at 0.42/0.16/0.15, Big Ten’s gamex at 0.26/0.12, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV led Thursday cable with the one-two punch of JERSEY SHORE FAMILY VACATION (down 0.02 to 0.97) and EX ON THE BEACH (steady at 0.48).  […]

  USA’s CANNONBALL had a fair preview on NBC. 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 […]

> In addition to region (Northeast, Midwest, South and West), time zone is a very important geographic classification for television ratings analysis.  Almost half of the population (47.4%) lives in the Eastern time zone, while 29.0% call Central home, 17.1% live in the Pacific time zone, and 6.5% live in the relative obscurity of the […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 30 through Sunday February 5, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

  AMERICAN IDOL continued its slide. 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 […]

  HBO:  This just in from the Department of Duh:  the season finale of TRUE BLOOD was the highest rated show on cable Sunday night, and would have been the highest rated on all of television if not for preseason football on NBC.  The finale scored a 2.8 in 18-49s, even with both last week […]