NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY and MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 3.51.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.07 to 1.04, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS fell two-tenths to 0.72, and the season premiere of THE GOOD DOCTOR was at 0.41, down 0.16 from January’s season premiere. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.03 to 0.66, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.05 to 0.59, NCIS slipped 0.02 to 0.71, and NCIS: HAWAII ticked down to […]

  The NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME owned the night, yet didn’t disrupt anyone else very badly. Fast national ratings for Monday (with CBS adjusted upward by ShowbuzzDaily to estimate the ultimate time-zone adjusted performance in the official nationals) and comparisons to the similar night last year. CBS:  Our estimate is that the NCAA Championship will […]

  COLLEGE FOOTBALL had the lead. 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 analysis follows the […]

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing will be a satisfied customer.  But a continued fall in Week 3 can be a sign of trouble, […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.31/0.28/0.20. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.27/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.64, and DANCING WITH MYSELF rose 0.08 to 0.36. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.15. CW:  The season finale of SUPERMAN & LOIS was at 0.12, down 0.02 from last week and up 0.01 from the August 2021 finale.  […]

Note: the preliminary ratings below in the 9PM half hour include live news coverage of the Oval Office address followed by additional analysis (until 9:30PM ET / 6:30PM PT on ABC and until about 9:15PM ET / 6:15PM PT on CBS and NBC). Please check back this afternoon for correct program ratings. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each […]