NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC naturally owned Sunday cable, with THE WALKING DEAD down 0.17 from last week’s midseason premiere to 6.58, and TALKING DEAD down 0.42 to 2.68, with COMIC BOOK MEN down 0.22 […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA telecast gained 0.3 in final numbers, and NBC’s SNL rerun was up 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL ruled Saturday cable, with ESPN games taking 4 of the top 6 slots at 0.61/0.48/0.47/0.46 (plus a COLLEGE GAMEDAY report at […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Both SHARK TANK and 20/20 increased 0.1 in final numbers, but SLEEPY HOLLOW lost a precious 0.1, pushing it closer to the edge of the bubble.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s full primetime schedule hit the Top 10, led by […]

  Both of the night’s special events did fairly well. 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 ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday February 20 and Sunday February 21, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same calendar weekend last year. NBA Saturday 2.64 rating ABC 8:30 […]

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). ###

  A stable, if mostly downbeat 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 total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis follow the chart. […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There was some welcome news for ABC in final numbers, as both SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1 (although each was still down 0.3 from last week).  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY had its customary 0.1 bump. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]