NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost the same.  On ABC, CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP was down 0.1, and the MODERN FAMILY rerun was up the same.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV must have been using some secret sauce last night, placing 3 of the night’s top 5 cable originals.  HOUSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finales of ROSEANNE and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.10.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN (which will be moving to FOX in Fall 2019) dipped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  On ABC, the season premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS fell 0.2 from preliminary numbers, but DANCEBATTLE AMERICA gained 0.1.  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR season finale also rose 0.1.  All of the CBS reruns were down:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION by 0.2, and THE ODD COUPLE and NCIS: LA by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On another night with NFL Preseason preemptions, the 8PM PINK COLLAR CRIMES, DATELINE, the JR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, and the reruns of CASTAWAYS and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up. NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA FINALS adjusted to 9.0, up 1.4 from 2016’s Game 5.  In addition, the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the SCORPION rerun lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Monday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  On NBC, WILL & GRACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, SUPERSTORE fell 0.2, and both DATELINE and ONE VOICE lost 0.1.  FOX’s PREMIER BOXING rose 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top […]

  ABC’s Friday line-up is far from a fairy tale. 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 […]