The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything changes. Friday Sep 4 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Sep 8 at 1 pm PT (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Sep 5 nationals rescheduled […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.0, up 0.6 from CBS’s final game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s slice of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, steady with its last shared […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30. NBC:  After […]

  A low-key Labor Day. 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 comparisons follow […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again dominated by the NBA PLAYOFFS, this time on ESPN.  At 2.07, the San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City game topped everything on network […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0, while ABC’s remained at 1.6.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Saturday’s cable ratings.  ESPN’s afternoon game took the crown at 2.35 (later games were at 2.21/1.10, and the early game was at […]

  Only one show on network TV last night beat Sunday’s Game of Thrones and its 2.8 rating–even though that show is available in only 1/3 of US households. NBC:  The one winner, naturally, was THE VOICE, but it was close, as the singing competition stayed even with last week’s Monday low 3.2.  The season […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.29/0.24/0.20/0.17/0.21. CBS:  The season premiere of BIG BROTHER was at 0.81, down 0.27 from the 2021 premiere.  The broadcast series premiere of THE CHALLENGE was at 0.41. NBC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.30/0.29. FOX:  Reruns at 0.25/0.18. CW:  The season premiere of MYSTERIES DECODED was at 0.04.  A new episode of […]