The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball NCAA Men’s Tournament: Elite 8 Round 9.0 rating CBS 5:00 pm Sunday #8-Kentucky vs […]
ADJUSTED UPDATE: LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 each, but HANNIBAL fell 0.1 to a bloodless 0.8. FRIDAY CABLE: Things weren’t any more exciting on the cable side, as WWE (Syfy) was the best the night could do at 0.8, with SONS OF GUNS (Discovery) behind at 0.6. Both were steady with […]
Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:
NETWORK UPDATE: EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP on ABC, and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT on NBC (but not THE NIGHT SHIFT) gained 0.1 in final Tuesday numbers. FAMOUS IN 12 got uglier, falling 0.1 to 0.2. TUESDAY CABLE: THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) climbed 0.1 to 1.2. THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) declined […]
Ratings for the simultaneous double-headers on ESPN and ESPN2 Monday have been added to the chart below. Some real clunkers, including the Spain vs Australia match at 11:30 am on ESPN2, now the lowest-rated match of 2014. World Cup to Date: the best comparisons currently are the June 12-23 ESPN Average to Date for 2014 (all […]
Sunday preliminary broadcast ratings:
One veteran rebounded, while another fell. 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 […]
On a reality-heavy night, chefs came out on top. FOX: MASTERCHEF was down 0.2 from last week, but still won the night at 1.8. MOTEL HELL lost 0.1 to 1.3. CBS: UNDER THE DOME dropped 0.1 from last week to tie its series low 1.5. Prior to that, the night’s sitcom reruns were led […]