NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for news, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.59/3.8M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.43/2.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.35/2.7M.  On […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of GENERATION GAP was at 0.35, and the season premiere of THE CHASE was at 0.30.  A rerun followed at 0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.16/0.14. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST gained 0.04 to 0.25, followed by reruns at 0.18/0.13. FOX:  Reruns at 0.15/0.10. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF […]

>New Year’s week was a busy one for cable.  Just as the NFL (on ESPN Monday and NFL Network Thursday) leaves the stage, BCS college football steps in to take its place at the top of the weekly cable rankings.  The Rose Bowl (the “granddaddy of them all”) on ESPN was the top-rated cable program […]

  The return of BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS wasn’t an event. 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). […]

  Summer Wednesdays are just sad. 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 and comparisons […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CANDY CRUSH, the US AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, the 8:30PM rerun of FAMILY GUY, the 9PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS, and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOMEVIDEOS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  With the NFL factored out of ABC’s ratings, DANCING WITH THE STARS fell 0.1 to 2.0, and CASTLE dropped 0.2 to 2.2.  However, THE BLACKLIST held its 2.9 (losing in total viewers to Castle). MONDAY CABLE:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ESPN) was inevitably in front with a tremendous 6.1 rating, just slightly behind […]

  THE BACHELORETTE dropped from last week’s season high. 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 […]