BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A low night, as STATION 19 dropped 0.05 to 0.56, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.09 to 0.55, and BIG SKY was down 0.07 to 0.26. CBS:  The line-up returned from a 2-week NCAA break, with YOUNG SHELDON down 0.04 to 0.58, UNITED STATES OF AL down 0.04 to 0.44, and GHOSTS (which […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBA PLAYOFFS games on 2 networks dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s games at 1.61/1.36 and TNT’s game at 0.65 (the latter followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.25).  ESPN’s morning FORMULA 1 race was at 0.36.  USA’s […]

  THE BACHELORETTE dropped from last week’s season high. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of STATION 19 was at 0.58, up a tenth from last week but down 0.11 from last season’s finale.  GREY’S ANATOMY rose 0.11 to 0.60.  The season finale of BIG SKY was at 0.25, up 0.03 from last week but down 0.15 from the 2021 finale (on a […]

  The WEIRD LONERS are likely to stay that way, although there was enough bad news for all the networks last night. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.41, the special TIME 100 was at 0.28.  It was followed by reruns at 0.20/0.17/0.25. CBS:  After a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.38, THE TONY AWARDS returned for its first real presentation since 2019 (last year was a musical performance special in lieu […]

  THE STORY OF THE ROYALS didn’t wear a crown. 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 […]

The Independence Day holiday will cause delays for national U.S. television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days. This is how the cable and broadcast nationals should roll out the next week or so. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday 7/1 nationals available Tuesday 7/5 by 2 […]