NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for the reruns of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES, 9-1-1, TO TELL  THE TRUTH and SHARK TANK             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games continued their reign, with the ORANGE […]

  As we approach the start of November sweeps on Halloween night, most of the networks are locking in their back order/cancellation plans, with one conspicuous exception. First, some big-picture numbers: Network Weekly Averages  –  1st 5 Weeks of Season NBC:  3.07/2.81/2.66/2.97/2.44 FOX:  2.16/1.75/2.42/1.85/3.26 CBS:  2.24/2.46/1.86/2.19/1.89 ABC:  2.29/2.08/1.81/1.90/1.75 CW:  0.27/0.53/0.68/0.77/0.67 (Note:  a fair amount of the […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NBA: Playoffs 5.7 rating TNT 8:30 pm Saturday San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A Tuesday edition of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.66, down 0.03 from Monday.  It was followed by a NIGHT IN THE ACADEMY MUSEUM special at 0.28. CBS:  FBI rose 0.11 to 0.70, FBI: INTERNATIONAL gained 0.05 to 0.58, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up a tenth to 0.63. NBC:  […]

  A big night for the NFL DRAFT. 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 […]

  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was already on the way down. 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 […]

NBC won another Monday night last night with adults 18-49 according to the fast national ratings, but it was the worst Monday rating of the season by a mile (a 3.3 rating from 8-11 pm compared to a 4.1 Monday night average the first eight weeks).   CBS finished in second with a 2.6 rating […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no news for SECOND CHANCE in final numbers.  However, MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1, and CODE BLACK lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL took the night at 1.15–but while that was up 0.30 from […]