NETWORK UPDATE: The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns: an 0.1 bump for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 bump for MASTERS OF ILLUSION. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The Discovery listings have ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE as a rerun on Friday, which is why it’s not on the list below, but its 0.96 rating (up 0.15 from last week’s original) suggests the network or Nielsen may have misfiled […]
Football is back. 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 the chart. NBC: […]
The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 8 and Sunday August 9, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Football NFL: […]
NBC: AQUARIUS edged up 0.1 to match HANNIBAL’s steady 0.3, after 0.2 for a RUNNING WILD rerun. ABC: BOSTON EMS dropped 0.2 to 0.4, putting it behind the night’s AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun (but ahead of the BACHELOR IN PARADISE rerun). CBS: 48 HOURS topped the night with 2 episodes at 0.7/0.8, after […]
NBC: DATELINE was the highest rated show of the night, steady at 1.1. ABC: WHAT WOULD YOU DO gained 0.2 to 1.0, and 20/20 was up 0.1 to 0.9, both in line with the 0.9 SHARK TANK rerun that began the night. CW: MASTERS OF ILLUSION edged up 0.1 to 0.3, the same result […]
NOTE TO READERS: Charts will be updated and reformatted later today. Charts have been updated to the normal format. NETWORK UPDATE: BIG BROTHER had an extra 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the reruns of BOOM and DATES. The BONES rerun, however, lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The appeal of presidential politics mixed with […]
The mostly-scripted summer Thursday scheme isn’t working out well for anyone. 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). […]