NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary network ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME towered over the rest of the night at 7.63 (plus an additional 0.15 at ESPN2), although that was down […]

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 age of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  AMERICAN CRIME wasn’t quite up to Shondaland standards. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE premiered at 0.72, down 0.26 from the June 2021 premiere.  CLAIM TO FAME launched at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.25/0.20/0.23. NBC:  Returning from a week off, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR dipped 0.03 to 0.36, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.07 to 0.28. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS lost 0.02 to […]

  Not a tuneful night for country music. 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 […]

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  The GRAMMYS took a hit. 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 […]

An abysmal night of television Friday night for the most part, with the top-rated broadcast network (ABC) averaging a 1.1 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating.  NBC was a close second at a 1.0 rating from 8-11 pm, but NBC News distinguished itself in the 10 pm hour with adept coverage of the Jerry Sandusky guilty verdicts […]