NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the 9PM DATELINE lost 0.2 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE MASKED SINGER was down 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.72/0.24/0.22/0.22/0.18, […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The GOLDEN GLOBES only adjusted up to 5.8 in final numbers, down a significant 0.7 from last year.  The football-swollen 60 MINUTES rose 0.3 to 3.9, and THE GOOD WIFE gained a tick to 1.4.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 5 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was dominant at 1.49. CBS:  The season finale of COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.02 to 0.20.  The DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS were at 0.21, down 0.02 from the 2021 ceremony. NBC:  After a rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR at 0.26, DATELINE was up 0.04 to […]

  SATURDAY NETWORK:  Not even the tiny number of CROSSBONES fans who watched on Fridays followed the show to Saturday for its finale, which was at a pathetic 0.2/0.2 for its 2 hours. SATURDAY CABLE:  The POWER season finale did extremely well for Starz at 0.52 (plus another 0.16 for the 10PM re-airing), particularly strong when […]

NOTE: Both NBC and FOX sports programming last night were broadcast live in the Pacific Time Zone. That western viewing is not reflected in the fast nationals below and will be added to the official nationals for Saturday next week.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day […]

  SCANDAL had a solid exit. 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 […]

  NETWORK RATINGS:  The NFL exhibition HALL OF FAME GAME adjusted up to 3.6 in final numbers (and as expected, the MR. ROBINSON reruns fell to twin 0.6s).  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, while the CSI: CYBER rerun dropped 0.1.  Both BOB’S BURGERS reruns went up by 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of TRUE DETECTIVE, for […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up by 2.2 to 7.5 in final numbers, tying last year’s final rating.  In addition, JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1, and the ARROW rerun fell by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.83, up two-tenths from the […]