A genuine changing of the guard. NBC:  REVOLUTION slipped a bit last night (to 3.2), but it commandingly beat up both CBS and ABC, and is looking like a true hit, at least in the short term.  THE VOICE, of course, provided a dominating 4.5 lead-in that didn’t hurt. CBS:  This was supposed to be […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, GAME OF THRONES dipped 0.61 from last week’s premiere to 4.42, a bit steeper than last season’s episode 2, which dropped 0.38 from the previous week.  BARRY, […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 26: June 22-28, 2020 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  It was a strong night for network TV, rebounding from last Monday (which was interrupted by a Presidential speech). 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie UP at 0.40, THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.36. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.54, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Returning from a rerun week, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.32. NBC:  […]

>As expected, it was an odd night on the broadcast networks.  FOX’s Monday line-up was delayed 55 minutes by a very long (11 innings, 4 hours 25 minutes) ALCS Game 2 that started around 4 pm ET.  The primetime portion of the game (8:00-8:55) did a solid 3.4 preliminary 18-49 rating, but it didn’t help […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were quite a few 0.1 increases from this morning’s numbers, with the gifted including NCIS, NCIS:LA, PERSON OF INTEREST, the 8PM PARKS & RECREATION, ABOUT A BOY and THE FLASH.  (There were no changes in the ratings for either episode of FRESH OFF THE BOAT.) Ratings in key demos for the […]

  Another Sunday overwhelmed by 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 (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons […]