Black Friday was bright for a couple of holiday specials. 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 […]

  On a night when ESPN aired a major event, the broadcast networks were subdued. 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 […]

  A worrisome Week 2 drop for CLARICE. 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 analysis […]

  THE BIG BANG THEORY became smaller. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted up to 2.2.  Elsewhere, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The week’s trend of underwhelming high-profile scripted cable premieres continued with the 0.32/0.25  for Freeform’s CLOAK & […]

> CBS won the first Monday of the May Sweep — not so much because it had an exceptional night but because NBC Monday continues to trend down as The Voice wheezes to the finish line.  See how Monday night’s ratings affected the May Sweep standings to date here.               […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and CASTLE each lost 0.1 in final numbers, and THE VOICE gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Monday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was naturally at the top of Monday cable at 4.58, although […]

  Everyone wanted to see the Mother. CBS:  The hugely-hyped season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, which included the show’s biggest reveal, flew up 0.8 from last week to a 3.4. That was still below last season’s finale, but it was far higher than the show has done in recent weeks.  The 2 […]