BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing new episodes for the first time since December 17, SHARK TANK jumped 0.27 to 0.75, and 20/20 was up 0.36 to 0.70. CBS:  The season premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS was at 0.49.  The remainder of the line-up aired for the first time since December 10, with MAGNUM PI down a […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday December 27, 2021 through Sunday January 2, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last […]

  Even a BIG BROTHER lead-in couldn’t help INSTINCT. 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 […]

  TNT’s season finale of DALLAS, perhaps aided by USA’s decision to air a rerun Royal Pains in the timeslot, sprang to a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo last night, its best rating since its 2d week on the air back in June.  That was up a remarkable half a ratings point from last […]

  What a difference a year makes:  on the same Sunday night last year, NBC averaged an 11.6 rating with adults 18-49 in prime time for the second night of competition at the London Summer Olympic Games, and the four broadcast networks added up to a 14.4 rating.  Last night, the networks combined for a […]

  On a night when ESPN aired a major event, the broadcast networks were subdued. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  All of Easter Sunday’s low numbers stayed in place, except that 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD moved toward next week’s season finale with a 5.83, down 0.21 from last week, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE SIMPSONS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE dropped the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Christmas Eve was almost empty of meaningful original programming, and most of what rated were sports […]