DNC Night 4 ratings below. In the past three election cycles, the audience for the final night of the DNC went up between 4.4 million and 10.6 million viewers 2+ from the prior night across the six major news networks in the 10 pm ET hour. Last night was up a small 325K viewers from […]

  Welcome to the 2013-14 broadcast network TV season–where what was supposed to be the first clash of the titans has already turned out to be no contest at all. NBC:  With the much-hyped return of the original judges on THE VOICE, the show premiered for its second fall cycle with a huge 4.9 rating, way […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and MADAM SECRETARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.4, up a mighty 2.9 from last week’s game.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After massive promotion, the big Andrew Lincoln exit episode of THE […]

  3 of the 4 major broadcast networks averaged under a 1.5 rating last week, a number that not so long ago meant instant cancellation.  CBS has been head-and-shoulders above the other networks for the past 2 weeks, but that’s because of the event programming of the How I Met Your Mother finale and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BLESS THIS MESS rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.63, with MIZ & MRS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS have arrived, and ESPN’s trio of games dominated Saturday cable at 1.60/1.24/1.16, with the Miami vs. Philadelphia game at the top.  A&E’s LIVE […]

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). ###

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at 0.83 (Boston vs. San Antonio)/0.59 (Golden State vs. Detroit).  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH slipped 0.04 to 0.78, and FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS […]