NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the rerun of THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Most shows were down on July 4th eve.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.14 to 1.16, a HOLLYWOOD special was […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. NFL: Week 2 Sunday 12.3 rating 1 or 4 pm FOX Single (1pm: DAL-TEN ARI-NYG NO-CLE […]

  As it turned out, you could stop the beat after all. 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). […]

It’s going to be a long fall for CBS on Monday nights.  Last night’s slate of season premieres on CBS average a 2.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, far below the 3.6 nightly rating we forecast back in May for the entire fall run of original episodes on CBS Monday.  That 3.6 forecast […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 33: August 8-14, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing will be a satisfied customer.  But a continued fall in Week 3 can be a sign of trouble, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 1.8 in final numbers, and FOX’s game was also up 0.2, although to a much lower 0.5.  In addition, 48 HOURS, DATELINE and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun all lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

Monday preliminary broadcast ratings (adult 18-49 ratings for last night, the same night last year and same night last week).  ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise is inflated by two major-market local pre-emptions (on WABC New York and WXYZ Detroit for game 1 of the Monday Night Football doubleheader carried nationally on ESPN from 7-10 pm).  The reality show will proabably […]