BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS dipped 0.05 to 0.54, and THE WONDER YEARS fell 0.15 to 0.39.  Following a rerun of THE CONNERS at 0.30, HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.09 to 0.29.  A SUPERSTAR special was at 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR climbed 0.09 to 1.01, TOUGH AS NAILS slipped 0.02 to 0.41, and CSI: VEGAS […]

  Small shifts. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 in final numbers, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC, GARTH & TRISHA LIVE and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS gained 0.1, while the 7:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost the same.   […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of reruns at 0.45/0.37/0.23/0.23/0.25. CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.99, up 0.08 from last week, but down from 1.6 for the last finale in May 2020.  The SURVIVOR REUNION special was at 0.69. NBC:  Another night of sitcom specials, this time holiday-themed, had YOUNG ROCK at […]

Tuesday preliminary broadcast ratings:

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers to 7.9.  In addition, the entire ABC line-up was down:  the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun by 0.3, and each of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, THE $100,000 PYRAMID and MATCH GAME by 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports, as usual, dominated cable on a fall Saturday.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 2.01 (Florida […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SNL Thanksgiving clip show and ALMOST FAMILY each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.89 (Lakers vs. New Orleans)/0.57 (Brooklyn vs Boston), preceded by COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.37/0.24/0.18.  MTV’s THE […]