THE CATCH didn’t rein in many viewers. 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 […]

  Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): SATURDAY CABLE was dominated by college football, which will be the case for most of the fall.  Note that Lifetime’s backdoor pilot DELIVERANCE CREEK had a 0.27 rating in 18-49s, with 926K total viewers.  That was down […]

Ratings for Saturday’s Netherlands vs Costa Rica match on ESPN have been added to the chart below.  Nothing spectacular: ranking #11 out of 59 matches to date, with demographic ratings slightly below the Knockout Stage averages for 2014 (also noted in the table below).  Come back later for ratings for yesterday’s ponderous loss of Brazil […]

Saturday and Sunday results for ESPN added to the table below.  ABC’s Sunday results to come later this week. If you are looking for an earlier match not listed in today’s Top 10, please visit previous versions of WORLD CUP SKEDBALL. And at the end of the Group Stage round, we will publish the entire […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.7, up a full point from last week’s game.  In addition, after football adjustment, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.3 and GOD FRIENDED ME was down 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another new […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The unimpressive start for RISE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers.  (FOR THE PEOPLE stayed as is.)  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE, THIS IS US, the 9:30PM BLACKISH, and NCIS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  On a sports-heavy Saturday, ABC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.11, NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.53/0.53, and FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  NBC’s TRANSPLANT continued to burn off at 0.20.  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.03. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, TOP RANK BOXING […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable at 0.73/0.71, and the TOP RANK BOXING lead-out was at 0.36.  A&E’s LIVE PD climbed 0.09 to 0.70, and the clip-show lead-in […]