NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, up 0.4 from 2018’s kick-off game.  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SPIN THE WHEEL and ABC’s run of THE LEGO MOVIE lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday October 21-22, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, October 22-23, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage and the night’s NBA game both rose 0.3 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable at 0.57, despite a 0.16 drop from last week.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.48/0.33/0.27/0.25/0.19.  […]

  NBC’s decision, announced today, to bring back its series HANNIBAL for a second season (probably again at midseason) provides some insight into how the network television business has changed, and will continue changing.  By any traditional ratings analysis, renewing Hannibal would seem as insane as one of its many darkly murderous characters:  although technically […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The changes weren’t enough to make a significant difference, but the entire ABC line-up adjusted up in final ratings, SELFIE and MANHATTAN LOVE STORY each by 0.2 (leaving them at 1.6/1.5), and AGENTS OF SHIELD and FOREVER by 0.1 (1.8/1.4).  In addition, NEW GIRL and THE VOICE each gained 0.1, while CHICAGO […]

  The only faint sign of ratings life came from the US OLYMPIC TRIALS. 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 […]

  A CARPOOL KARAOKE special didn’t change much. 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 […]

  Decent starts for some summer programming. 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 […]