BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS ticked down to 0.70, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.43. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD slipped 0.02 to 0.65, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was steady at 0.53.  NCIS was down 0.03 to 0.59, and NCIS: HAWAII held at 0.48.  NBC:  THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to its 3-hour format at 0.74, far above even the highest (0.50) of last week’s half-hour segments.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Saturday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s STANLEY CUP FINALS took Saturday cable at 1.11.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a Memorial Day weekend break at 0.67.  The Adult Swim […]

  The critical consensus on this season of JUSTIFIED–including here–was that it was excellent, perhaps the best of the series so far.  Viewers, though, seemed less enthused, as last night’s season finale had just a 0.7 rating in 18-49s, down almost 45% from the Season 4 premiere (and down 30% from the Season 3 finale).  […]

  The first coronavirus-inspired entertainment special was a success. 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 of 2). Ratings […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of GOTHAM and ROSEWOOD each lost 0.1.  There were no adjustments for UNDATEABLE, DR. KEN or REIGN. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for baseball and Disney on cable.  Without an NFL game as […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Apart from 0.1 drops for the reruns of MARRY ME and GOTHAM, there were no changes to Friday’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday night cable belonged to Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, with a dominating 1.18.  In […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 60 MINUTES, THE EQUALIZER, NCIS: LA, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.25, […]