Note:  CBS numbers below inflated by local pre-emptions for ESPN NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Minneapolis (for all of local primetime) and Seattle (for the first hour of local primetime).  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 […]

Tuesday fast national ratings with relevant comparisons: MONDAY UPDATE:  The newly-renewed THE BLACKLIST came down 0.3 in final post-football numbers to 3.2.  That removed the episode’s preliminary distinction of tying its lead-in from THE VOICE (which was reduced 0.1 to 3.4), but it was still a very strong result for the fall finale of the […]

BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.07 to 0.53, while 20/20 jumped 0.16 to 0.47. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.05 to 0.44, MAGNUM PI slipped 0.02 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.05 to 0.41. NBC:  THE WALL was at 0.33, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.56. […]

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

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL The chart above goes beyond the adult 18-49 rating, adding other key advertiser sales demographics (adult 18-34 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares), and total viewership (ages 2 or more expressed in thousands of people).

HBO’s True Blood hit a 2.8 rating with Adults 18-49 Sunday, almost working its way back to the season high (the 2.9 rating for the premiere episode on June 10). And VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Atlanta ended its season on a high note, matching the season high of a 2.0 rating, last seen on July 23.   ESPN’s Monday […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC’s DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR fell in final numbers to 0.9/1.0.  Elsewhere, HAPPY TOGETHER gained 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.54, up 0.09 from last week’s game.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and OPRAH WITH HARRY & MEGHAN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s coverage of the NBA ALL-STAR GAME was down 0.67 from the 2020 edition to 1.93, […]