NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of SHARK TANK and 48 HOURS: NCIS each gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both THE ORIGINALS and REIGN fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated Friday cable with 1.59 for its NBA PLAYOFFS […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s American League MLB PLAYOFFS took the night at 1.35, while ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.37.  Discovery had 3 shows in the Top 10, witgh GOLD RUSH […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the post-football adjustments for CBS weren’t pretty–with the exception of BIG BANG THEORY, which eased down just 0.1 to 3.7 (but which often goes up in normal adjusted ratings).  LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.4 to 1.9, barely over half its lead-in, MOM fell half a point to 1.5, the BIG BANG […]

  Happy 400th episode, SVU. 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. […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  The night’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games adjusted as follows:  3.3 on CBS, 0.8 on ABC and 0.6 on FOX.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Typically for a fall Saturday, COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated the day’s cable, with ESPN’s games at 0.83/0.71/0.42.  A&E’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the rerun of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MIDNIGHT, TEXAS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although the season premiere of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK was the clear winner of Wednesday […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE went up an extra 0.1 in final numbers (it actually hit 5.0 in its last 15 minutes), but CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, SURVIVOR and the rerun of THE MIDDLE all lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very subdued […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the new MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD was is in its customary place […]