Few takers for TAKEN. 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 follows the chart. NBC:  The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained back 0.1 in final numbers, and BONES inched up as well, while REIGN lost 0.1 it couldn’t spare.  The CBS telecast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.2, down 1.2 from last week’s final even though, contrary to expectations, it was a close game.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL PRESEASON preemptions, comparisons are to last Friday’s final ratings, rather than to the Saturday morning preliminaries.  NBC:  the AMERICA’S MOST TALENTED rerun was up 0.02 to 0.08, and DATELINE rose 0.1 to 1.0.  CBS:  the ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5-0 reruns were steady, at 0.4/0.5, and the BLUE BLOODS rerun fell 0.1 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE FIX dropped the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s CHERNOBYL miniseries premiered at 0.19, and GENTLEMAN JACK was down 0.03 to 0.08.   The series finale […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, the NBC line-up moved downward after adjustment for the THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL local simulcasts:  SUPERSTORE by 0.1 to 1.1, THE GOOD PLACE by 0.2 to 1.2, CHICAGO MED by 0.3 to 1.3, and THE BLACKLIST by 0.2 to 1.1. In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY and HOW […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery was in control of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH steady at 1.12 and the premiere of lead-out THE WHEEL at 0.47.  On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.45, […]

  Small declines. 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 and comparisons follow the chart. […]