NETWORK UPDATE: Final numbers awarded an extra 0.1 to CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS, BOOKLYN NINE-NINE, BOB’S BURGERS and CSI. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The holiday continued for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA (Bravo), THE LIBRARIANS (TNT) and KOURTNEY & KHLOE […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: After a news special at 0.38 and a rerun at 0.28, 20/20 was steady at 0.23. CBS: A news special at 0.21 was followed by GREATEST @HOME VIDEOS at 0.21 and reruns at 0.11/0.12. NBC: A rerun at 0.17 was followed by DATELINE at 0.29. FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.21 to […]
NETWORK FINALS: The PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage adjusted to 0.8 in final numbers, and 60 MINUTES and the PRESS YOUR LUCK rerun each lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The season finale of TNT’s THE ALIENIST was at 0.20/0.17, compared to 0.27/0.18 […]
SUPERGIRL had a smooth flight to its new network. 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 […]
Say goodnight, broadcast season. FOX: AMERICAN IDOL‘s season finale did what the show’s done all season: win the night convincingly, but at a significantly lower level than it’s ever been before. The final episode, currently at a preliminary 6.1, will be just around 30% below last year, and FOX will no doubt […]
Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday May 20-21, 2017. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K 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, May 21-22, […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 7.7 in final numbers, down 0.6 from the final number for the 2015 ceremony. In addition, CBS aired a RED-CARPET ARRIVALS special in the 7PM hour, unusual for a Monday, and it rated at 1.6. Elsewhere, THE BIGGEST LOSER lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]
It was American Idol‘s turn to feel the Olympics pain. NBC: See Mitch Metcalf’s SKEDBALL post for details on last night’s Sochi ratings. After an uptick on Tuesday, Wednesday’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage fell to 5.6, down a full point from the previous day, and also back to being below the last 3 winter games […]