NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Republican National Convention Night 1 ratings analysis for a detailed look at the numbers.  Here’s a snapshot in the 18-49 demo:  as […]

NOTE: The ABC numbers below do not include live viewing in the Pacific Time Zone from 5-8PM, including Las Vegas, Oakland and Los Angeles. The ABC portion of NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLshould rise about +15% in the official Monday broadcast nationals. The game also aired as usual on ESPN, and that audience will be available […]

NOTE: CW numbers below inflated by a pre-emption in New York on WPIX for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Bucs vs. Giants, airing nationally on ESPN). In Tampa-St. Petersburg the game aired locally on an independent station, without distorting the numbers below. Precise program ratings for Monday available this afternoon with the cable and broadcast nationals.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 0.83/1.08.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT and related programming occupied the Top 21 slots on Saturday cable, with TBS games at 0.95/0.78/0.61/0.55, TNT at 0.59/0.51/0.31/0.30, and Tru at 0.55/0.51/0.33.  […]

  For those keeping count, today’s network excuses are THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and the MLB PLAYOFFS. 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 latest display of Disney corporate synergy didn’t move the needle 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 […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in finals. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND took Tuesday honors, up 0.09 from last week to 0.94, and with lead-out HUNTING HITLER up a tick to 0.52.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS took a 0.18 leap to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.8, down 0.6 from 2018’s Game 3.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74/0.44.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH lost 0.04 to […]