NETWORK FINALS:  Although ROSEANNE stayed put, ALEX INC gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS, LETHAL WEAPON and THE FLASH, while FOR THE PEOPLE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were on top of Tuesday cable, […]

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:

  One network defied the holiday season to air new episodes of its regular series. 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 […]

  A season finale that actually ticked up from last year. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable at 0.70/0.50.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s 1PM hour at 0.42/0.54/2.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  STALKER ended up down 0.1 from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) gained 0.22 to 1.99 and once again topped Wednesday cable.  ESPN’s NBA BASKETBALL games took the next 2 […]

THE WEEK.  For the recently completed week ending Sunday (February 4-10, 2013), CBS won again with a preliminary 3.35 adult 18-49 rating for the week.  This week’s win is driven by last night’s Grammy Awards (preliminary 10.3 demo rating, a stunning drop from last year’s 14.1 Grammy Awards).  In fact, last year CBS won Grammy week with […]

On the last night affected by a Presidential Debate this election cycle, NBC stayed on top with a 3.8 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49.  (The night featured 90 minutes of commercially-rated programming: an hour of The Voice and a half hour at 10:30 of debate analysis from NBC News.)  FOX should come in second place with Game […]