The VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW suffered in its change of networks. 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 […]

  The broadcast networks will officially announce their schedules next week at the Upfronts in New York, but before that happens, Mitch Metcalf and I, along with veteran network executive Ted Frank, have put together our own versions–reflecting the needs and possibilities of each network, as we’d previously detailed.     We’ve posted our recommended […]

Through Friday (the second and final day of the Round of 64), the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament turned positive for CBS versus the past three years (up +10% in total viewers 2+ and up +7% with persons 18-49), joining TBS with upward arrows (and green shading) in the chart below.  However, TNT and TRUtv remain […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 retained its Wednesday cable lead, although BLACK INK CREW was down 0.07 to 0.50, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.39.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.92/0.91/0.83, compared to last week’s 0.99/0.97/0.96.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.81/0.58/0.55 compared to last week’s 0.68/0.53.  On MTV, TEEN MOM […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.32. CBS:  Night 2 of the NCAA TOURNAMENT featured primetime broadcast games at 0.82/0.71. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ dipped 0.03 to 0.23, GRAND CREW lost 0.03 to 0.14, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.28. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN was […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. NFL: Week 9 Sunday 14.2 rating FOX 1 or 4 pm Single (mostly ARI-DAL) 7.8 rating […]

      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 […]