NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8 (not including the weather delay, which was separately rated), down 1.3 from the finals for the first CBS game last year.  In addition, GOTHAM, SUPERSTORE, THE GOOD PLACE, and WILL & GRACE gained an additional 0.1 in final numbers, but HOW TO GET […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the season premiere of TO TELL THE TRUTH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD led Sunday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NFL PRESEASON game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable at 0.67, down 0.05 from last week, with the […]

  The night’s season finales didn’t overperform. 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 and […]

NFL PRESEASON. The fast nationals for ABC, CBS and NBC below are inflated by a few tenths of a rating point by NFL Preseason pre-emptions in the following major markets: ABC (New York, Washington DC) CBS (Boston, Pittsburgh) NBC (Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Green Bay) In addition, FOX’s NASCAR race is subject to adjustment.  In light of […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 9PM episode of THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and the SCORPION rerun lost the same.  That left CARMICHAEL SHOW at 50% of its LITTLE BIG SHOTS lead-in.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up to 1.5 in final numbers.  In addition, MISTRESSES dropped 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIZZOLI & ISLES began its final season on TNT at 0.58/0.52 for back-to-back episodes, down from 0.75 for […]

  MACGYVER fans didn’t show up for the season finale. 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 […]