NETWORK UPDATE: There were 0.1 bumps for THE BRIEFCASE and the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER rode a 0.15 increase into the top slot on Wednesday cable, with lead-out HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.06 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.42. THE GAME (BET) dropped 0.05 to 0.63, […]
ABC bundles up for a long, cold summer. ABC: The Oklahoma City Thunder only had one win in them against the Heat, and while last night’s NBA FINALS Game 5 was the overwhelming winner of the night, beating all 5 competing broadcast networks (including Univision) combined, the sports nexus of the TV universe is about […]
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): College football took up 6 of the top 7 slots on Saturday cable, with more farther down the list, ranging from 0.12 for a late ESPN2 game to 1.80 for the mother network’s primetime coverage. […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.51, THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.05 to 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked down to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.36. BIG SKY slipped 0.02 to 0.23. CBS: SURVIVOR dipped 0.05 to 0.67, THE REAL LOVE BOAT ticked up to 0.26, and THE AMAZING RACE was […]
By summer TV standards, there were plenty of well-watched shows on the networks last night. The bad news: they were all down. ABC: Game 3 of the NBA FINALS will, we estimate, end up with a 5.8 rating after adjustment to reflect west coast live viewing. However, that’s 0.7 below Game 3 of last […]
The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby Saturday 4.0 rating NBC 4:30-5:00 pm (-2% from 4.1 last year; […]
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): TBS and TNT’s NCAA FINAL FOUR games had the spotlight on Saturday cable, with TBS scoring 3.25 for Duke vs. Michigan State and 5.48 for Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, and TNT at 1.05/1.44 for the games. The […]
BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.34. CW’s I HEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL was at 0.05. In late night, NBC’s SNL fell 0.17 to 0.68. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network’s tripleheader was at 3.35/2.60/2.04. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.53/0.50/0.23/0.21. On ESPN2, WOMEN’S […]