NETWORK FINALS:  Note that the WE DAY special must have run without commercials, and thus it wasn’t included in Nielsen’s final ratings.  As expected, there were a slew of adjustments for the night, mostly attributable to NFL PRESEASON games.  The following shows dropped 0.2 from their preliminary ratings:  the reruns of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The night’s primetime SNL rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT led Saturday cable at 0.33.  News took over much of the rest of the list, with CNN’s 11PM SITUATION ROOM at […]

  1.3.  0.9.  1.4.  1.1.  0.7.  1.2.  1.3. 1.2. Those are, respectively, the most recent Live + Same Day ratings for Quantico, Grandfathered, Code Black (which actually had a bump for the week thanks to a higher than usual lead-in), The Mysteries of Laura, The Grinder, The Muppets, Limitless, and Rosewood–all of which have received […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.19/0.13 were followed by a SOUL OF THE NATION special at 0.13. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.21/0.22. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR edged up 0.02 to 0.34, THE WALL was at 0.38, and WEAKEST LINK was at 0.32. FOX:  STARS ON MARS ticked down to 0.17, and CRIME SCENE KITCHEN ticked […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and CASTLE each lost 0.1 in final numbers, and THE VOICE gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Monday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was naturally at the top of Monday cable at 4.58, although […]

  A rebound night for THE MASKED SINGER. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even mighty HBO felt the drain of Memorial Day weekend, as GAME OF THRONES sank by 0.71 to 3.25.  The rest of the line-up fared better, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was on top of Wednesday cable at 0.51, up 0.13 from last week.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.48/0.26.  Cable […]