An OK start for the new FOX line-up. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NEW GIRL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The newly rebranded Freeform network (which had been ABCFamily) started strong, as the time-jumped PRETTY LITTLE LIARS opened at 1.06, up 0.13 from last January’s premiere.  SHADOWHUNTERS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ran without commercials, Nielsen doesn’t cover it in its final numbers for the broadcast networks.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.3 to 0.9 (probably its early number was inflated by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ROOKIE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  KILLING EVE returned to AMC and BBCAmerica at respectively 0.14/0.12, compared to last season’s premiere on the same networks at 0.15/0.10.  HBO offered a stark demonstration that viewers […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS game on ABC adjusted to 1.9, and the NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC went to 1.3 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the night’s sports on the broadcast networks (an afternoon NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC […]

  NOTE:  The CBS schedule will adjust in finals to reflect the fact that the NCAA TOURNAMENT ran about 13 minutes into primetime, pushing the rest of the line-up. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, both KEVIN CAN WAIT and MAN WITH A PLAN dropped 0.2, and both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL jumped 0.55 from last week […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable, with the early Golden State vs. Houston game at 0.95, and the late Clippers vs. Oklahoma City at 0.64.  A&E’s 60 […]