Pending final numbers, the AMERICAN IDOL finale slid past the season’s penultimate THE VOICE. 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 […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday May 19-20, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, May 20-21, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments for the live telecast on NBC put DATELINE at 0.6 and the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS at 2.4 (down 0.2 from the 2017 final rating).  In addition, both FAMILY GUY and the 9:30PM BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.8 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 2.54.  CNN’s coverage of the ROYAL WEDDING gave it 9 of the Top 20 slots (led by the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for preemption in NY, both the HARRY & MEGHAN: A LOVE STORY special and LIFE SENTENCE dropped 0.1.  In addition, the season finale of BLINDSPOT and 20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A […]

  A downward trend swept most of the night. 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 […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  The night’s finales didn’t wow anyone. 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 […]