Note:  NBC ratings below inflated somewhat by a local pre-emption for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in New Orleans (also airing nationally on ESPN). FOX ratings below inflated somewhat by a similar pre-emption in Charlotte. Each network should decline about one tenth of a rating point in the official nationals later today. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program […]

  SURVIVOR took a dip. 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 the chart. […]

> Fridays are only half a real night for the broadcast networks right now, so it stands to reason that they get only half the ratings. CBS:  Will the network accept a 1.2 from A GIFTED MAN?  (And, to be fair, along with it an older audience that gives the show double the all-ages number […]

Our weekly round-up of weekend sports ratings is moving from Monday mornings to Tuesday mornings in a new and improved format.  Instead of reporting only household ratings from the 56 largest TV markets with local Nielsen meters (covering about 70% of the USA), the new Tuesday report will feature full national ratings (live+same day) for […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 7-8, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K 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, January 9-10, […]

The Memorial Day holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday May 26 nationals available Tuesday May 30 at 1 pm Saturday May 27 nationals available Wednesday May 31 at […]

  There were a multitude of disruptions to preliminary ratings last night, including NFL preemptions on ABC in NY and NBC in Cleveland, as well as a Presidential address.  Given all the expected adjustments, we’ll hold our ratings analysis for this afternoon’s final numbers. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below […]

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 […]