BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.08 to 0.67, THE WONDER YEARS climbed 0.06 to 0.50, THE CONNERS jumped a tenth to 0.56, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.09 to 0.38.  THE CHASE was up 0.06 to 0.33. CBS:  After a THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT special at 0.61, THE AMAZING RACE fell […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 7 through Sunday February 13, 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 year: […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday May 3 through Sunday May 9, 2021.  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. For comparison we are setting aside this […]

  NOTE: CBS, NBC and FOX numbers below inflated slightly by a few major-market pre-emptions for NFL Preseason games. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for its live coast-to-coast airing, AMERICAN IDOL ended up at 1.9.  Elsewhere, THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dipped 0.12 to 0.97, INTO THE BADLANDS was down […]

> FRINGE, having watched Monty Python & the Holy Grail, shouts “I’m not dead!” as the gravediggers try to take it away. CBS:  An extremely soft win for the night (1.6 average).  UNDERCOVER BOSS was down 0.4 from its season premiere, A GIFTED MAN (in its penultimate episode, at least for this season) was down […]

  The day’s top 25 cable originals are listed below (actually reaching #134 on the night’s overall cable list, if reruns were included), with some context and analysis under that.  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  The football adjustments didn’t affect NBC’s numbers, but all of ABC’s shows lost 0.1 in the final count.    Football trumped sharks […]

>CBS Monday was back in originals from top to bottom, with fairly solid results from all shows.  The night averaged a very good 4.1 Adult 18-49 rating.  The only note of concern is Two and a Half Men, which was the second lowest original of the season (although a 5.0 rating is hardly a reason […]