BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK dropped 0.07 to 0.48, and 20/20 fell 0.22 to 0.27. CBS:  The primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.77/1.38. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST returned from a week off down 0.08 to 0.23, and DATELINE was up 0.08 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked up to 0.58. CW:  CHARMED gained 0.02 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Things got (slightly) better for FOX in final numbers, as both GRANDFATHERED and SCREAM QUEENS got 0.1 bumps, putting them both at 1.2.  (THE GRINDER, however, remained at 1.0.)  In addition, THE MUPPETS and NCIS gained 0.1, but the QUANTICO rerun fell the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 1.12.  The season premiere of NBC’s SNL was at 0.73, down 0.19 from 2021’s premiere.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.54.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL was dominant, with ESPN’s games at 0.86/0.80/0.69/0.39, Big 10’s at 0.37/0.24/0.11, Fox Sports 1’s […]

  Nobody answered KNOCK KNOCK LIVE. 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 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Here are some additional weekend sports ratings Formula One Racing – Sunday 1.05 HH rating NBC 2PM racing from Austin 0.7 rating NBC 3:45PM post-race coverage International Skating – Sunday 1.22 rating NBC 4:30PM Ironman World Championship – Saturday 0.84 rating NBC 4:30PM EARLIER: The ratings below are household ratings from the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL exhibition game preemptions, comparisons are to last week’s final Saturday ratings, rather than preliminary Sunday morning numbers.  NBC:  the GYMNASTICS special adjusted to 0.5, and HANNIBAL was steady at 0.3.  CBS:  PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage pushed the primetime line-up by half an hour, and all the night’s reruns were down 0.2, to 0.3/0.5/0.6.  ABC:  the […]

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings (adult 18-49 ratings for last night, the same night last year and same night last week).  NOTE: The Presidential Address from 9:00-9:15 pm ET (which won’t be rated in the official nationals) delayed the 9 and 10 pm programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.  The ratings below are approximate until […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]