NETWORK FINALS:  Once the CBS numbers were scrubbed of their NFL overrun, 60 MINUTES dropped half a point to 2.6, NCIS: LA and ELEMENTARY each shed 0.1, and MADAM SECRETARY remained unchanged.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL itself adjusted to 6.2 for NBC, although that was down a big 1.5 from the previous […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 16 and Sunday May 17, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Triple Crown: […]

    BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.13 to 0.69, and THE PARENT TEST gained 0.07 to 0.39.  Returning from a week off, THE CHASE ticked down to 0.26. CBS:  Back from 2 weeks of reruns, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.62, GHOSTS climbed 0.05 to 0.62, the just-renewed SO HELP ME TODD rose […]

  Viewers seemed to finally notice that the NBA FINALS were on. 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 […]

  AMERICAN CRIME wasn’t quite up to Shondaland standards. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 5.5.  In addition, the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the lead on a low-rated Saturday for cable.  Its primetime RICK […]

  A few stray originals among the reruns. 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 […]

  A very steady if unexciting night on the networks. FOX:  The closest thing to an event in primetime last night was the season finale of HELL’S KITCHEN, which was up a tick from last week to 2.2 (but off 0.2 from last season’s finale, which didn’t air till Sept 2012). ABC:  WIPEOUT fell even […]