NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK and 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage led Friday cable at 0.53.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.51/0.68/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.0, down a point from last week’s game.  On CBS, where football slid the schedule, 60 MINUTES gained 0.04 to 1.9, NCIS: LA rose 0.1 to 0.9, and MADAM SECRETARY’s rating was 0.6, steady with last week.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for Monday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, along with a few lower-rated programs of interest.  If you’d like us to add any additional shows to the latter list, please let us know.  Some analysis and context follow the chart. As usual, Monday cable belonged to LOVE & […]

  Due to last Wednesday’s holiday, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.8, down 1.7 from 2018’s Game 2.  Elsewhere, the 8:30PM rerun of LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD had a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BLUE BLOODS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were on top of Friday cable at 0.66/0.40.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.29.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at the top of Wednesday cable, up a tick to 0.52.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY (which featured a […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s UFC coverage gained 0.1 and NBC’s DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s early evening COLLEGE BASKETBALL game (Kansas vs. Kentucky) topped Saturday cable at 1.02, […]