BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE ROOKIE gained 0.07 to 0.55, THE ROOKIE: FEDS ticked up to 0.33, and WILL TRENT ticked down to 0.29. CBS:  FBI dipped 0.04 to 0.48, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.06 to 0.35, and FBI: MOST WANTED was down 0.04 to 0.34. NBC:  NIGHT COURT edged up 0.02 to 0.51, AMERICAN AUTO […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable at 0.58 (up 0.28 from last week’s SPECIAL EDITION episode), with the lead-in hour up 0.04 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Logically enough, FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE led Halloween night cable, although it took a 0.16 hit to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.45.  On […]

  BIG BROTHER’s return didn’t challenge AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. 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 RATINGS:  As will be the case for the next 2 weeks or so, there was no morning ratings text today, so we’ll provide fuller analysis of the finals: ABC:  Between 0.7/0.8 sitcom reruns, a pair of new ALEX INC half-hours were at 0.7/0.6, compared to last week’s 0.6.  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS scratched out a 0.3 increase in adjusted finals, not much of a bump.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even with the WINTER OLYMPICS on broadcast TV, sports led cable, with ESPN’s Duke vs. North Carolina COLLEGE BASKETBALL game on […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 9, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE once again led Sunday scripted cable, down a tick to 0.70 (plus 0.08 on CMT, also down a tick).  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN jumped […]