NOTE:  Due to Thanksgiving, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 NBA Playoffs continue to dominate the top of the weekly cable ratings chart, with two games hitting a 2.2 rating with Adults 18-49 (Oklahoma City at Dallas on Thursday and the L.A. Lakers at Denver on Sunday, both on TNT and both coincidentally averaging the same number of Viewers 2+).  Five other NBA Playoff […]

  SATURDAY CABLE:  The season premiere of DOCTOR WHO on BBCAmerica scored 0.85 in 18-49s, with 2.2M total viewers.  The premiere of INTRUDERS, airing afterward, lost most of that lead-in with 0.23/796K.  The DOCTOR WHO AFTERSHOW slipped some more to 0.17/408K.  Elsewhere, OUTLANDER (Starz) got older with its 3rd episode, falling 0.06 in 18-49s to […]

  A very big night for The Blacklist, although we won’t know just how big until this afternoon. NBC:  Last night’s preliminary numbers are probably inflated by the local New Orleans station’s coverage of NFL Football.  But even if the fall finale of THE BLACKLIST comes down from its current 3.5 (which is up half […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Saturday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s STANLEY CUP FINALS took Saturday cable at 1.11.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a Memorial Day weekend break at 0.67.  The Adult Swim […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9:30PM PEAKING all dropped 0.1 in final numbers, which in the case of the latter pushed it to a 0.0 rating, something not seen very often.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  Nothing on the roster even hit a 1.5 rating. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the MEGHAN MARKLE: AN AMERICAN PRINCESS special lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.06 to 0.63.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game […]