BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A run of FROZEN 2 at 0.33 was followed by a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.23/0.21/0.17. NBC:  A MOUNTAIN MAGIC CHRISTMAS movie at 0.59 was followed by a rerun of THE WALL at 0.26. FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.03 to 0.43, WELCOME TO FLATCH was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of SVU and ABC’s run of FINDING NEMO gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the season finale of SUPERNATURAL lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were once again at the top of cable, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.83/0.73.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.48.  On Discovery, a special episode of GOLD RUSH was at 0.44. leading in […]

  SUNNYSIDE seems poised to be the first new fall series to perish. 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 […]

  For the next week, delays here in ratings posts and updates are likely, and they won’t be the fault of Nielsen.  (Well, over the course of a week Nielsen might well have its own delays, but those would be different.)  Due to travel and technology issues, ratings may be posted several hours after the […]

  ABC’s premieres were dim. 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 comparisons follow the chart. […]

> A bad night at the Eye. CBS:  It’s lucky for CBS that one of its May Sweeps Sundays will be filled by the Survivor season finale, because the regular line-up is falling apart.  For no clear reason, the season’s penultimate AMAZING RACE took a 0.4 hit from last week, tying its season low 2.2.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3 for NBC, down 1.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY and LIFE IN PIECES rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE GREAT INDOORS fell the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]