A pair of soft summer exits. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With a few exceptions noted in the text, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago due to the rampant July 4th preemptions last Wednesday.  […]

  Due to last Wednesday’s holiday, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The special 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but things got even uglier for the premiere of THE OUTPOST, which fell 0.1 to 0.1.  WORLD OF DANCE lost 0.1 as well.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led […]

  Last week’s holiday eve was heavy on reruns, so comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Now that we have more accurate numbers, here’s how last night’s (non-CW) broadcast shows fared: ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE up 0.02 to 1.4, THE PROPOSAL steady at 0.7. CBS:  SALVATION down 0.1 to 0.3, preceded by reruns at 0.4-0.6. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR up 0.3 to 1.0, followed by a […]

  Due to last night’s primetime Supreme Court announcement, the early ratings for NBC, ABC, FOX and CBS are likely to be adjusted, so we’ll hold our look at their numbers for finals this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s MLB regional games gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an HBO theatrical movie premiere that topped Saturday cable, this time a bit surprisingly the largely unloved JUSTICE LEAGUE at 0.71 (two-tenths better than […]