AMERICA’S GOT TALENT came roaring back. 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 […]

UPDATE at 3:40 pm PT: Fast nationals for Monday 12.28.2015 scheduled for release at 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET), an unusually late hour for a data release. But this has been a most unusual day. UPDATE at 2:25 pm PT: Next update at 3:30 pm PT.  Around that time, Nielsen will either announce a data […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  CHICAGO MED gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were some notable numbers a bit past the top of the Tuesday chart.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS premiered at 0.33, a blockbuster hit compared to the ratings the network was getting for SALEM (mostly in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  RIVERDALE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable, although the early Cleveland vs Minnesota game was much higher than San Antonio vs. Phoenix at 0.83 vs 0.47.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT, MASTERCHEF and LAST COMIC STANDING all found an extra 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its hold on Wednesday cable, although it was down 0.14 from last week to 0.77.  Lead-out WAHLBURGERS slipped 0.02 to 0.48, then DONNY LOVES JENNY was steady at 0.35, and LACHEY’S BAR scored 0.26.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD returned after several weeks of reruns to lead Friday cable at 0.64, with the preceding clip show […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s SUPER TUESDAY coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers, a bump the network probably would have preferred to receive on THE MUPPETS or AGENT CARTER (neither of which  budged from morning numbers).  NEW GIRL rose 0.1, and the WORLD DOG AWARDS lost the same.         Broadcast Official […]

    See our analysis of the fall line-ups for NBC, FOX and ABC. CBS always has the same story to tell at this time of year.  It portrays itself, with some accuracy, as television’s bastion of consistency, where hit shows run for years and years (and years and years and years), and even the […]