NETWORK FINALS:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT and THE REAL O’NEALS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Presidential Address took up the top slots on Tuesday cable, with Fox News peaking during the 9PM hour at 1.68 in […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was nothing extra for DANCING WITH THE STARS in final numbers.  On NBC, while THE VOICE gained 0.1, the adjustment hit to THE NIGHT SHIFT was even worse than anticipated, down 0.2 to a weakening 1.3 (only 0.2 ahead of the rerun NCIS: LA on CBS).  On CW, THE ORIGINALS lost […]

  The WORLD SERIES didn’t disrupt a generally solid night for the networks. 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 […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week (4/17-19), our afternoon cable posts, which usually go up around 1:30PM PDT, will likely be posted around 5PM PDT, with text to follow.   NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

  ONCE UPON A TIME’s final season isn’t a happy ending in the ratings. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS and BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again at the top of Wednesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.64/1.03/6.3M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.37/0.57/3M, and MSNBC’s […]

Based on fast nationals for Friday-Sunday and official national ratings for Monday-Thursday, the week of July 23-29 of course goes to NBC by a mile — but the network’s weekly average this past week is just a taste of things to come. NBC averaged a 1.6 rating with Adults 18-49 this past week in the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 0.63, steady with last week but down an ugly 0.46 from the 2022 finale (which was down 0.40 from 2021). CBS:  A YOUNG & THE RESTLESS 50TH ANNIVERSARY special was at 0.27, followed by reruns at 0.20/0.25. NBC:  THE VOICE dipped 0.04 to […]