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 […]

  Welcome back, AQUARIUS. 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 chart. ABC:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.16 to 0.65.  The season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.93, down 0.24 from the 2021 premiere.  THE ROOKIE aired for the first time since January 30 and rose 0.11 to 0.44. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.16 to 0.68.  The line-up aired for the first […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CASTAWAYS, MAKING IT, THE OUTPOST and the reruns of BULL and THE FLASH all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  All of the big-ticket scripted arrivals did well, and none better than the premiere of FX’s […]

  Just how much is Time Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS affecting the network’s ratings?  The answer is unclear for now–on Sunday, Big Brother was even with the prior week in final numbers, and while last night’s Under the Dome was down, it had an excuse.  Helping CBS:  its strength in smaller, non-TWC markets. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME slipped 0.3 […]

  Even SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL quieted for the holidays. 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 follows; […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday April 28-29, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, April 29-30, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC:  A run of TOY STORY OF TERROR at 0.41 was followed by the movie TOY STORY 4 at 0.35, and a rerun WONDER YEARS at 0.17. CBS:  All the sitcoms were up:  YOUNG SHELDON by 0.08 to 0.71, UNITED STATES OF AL by 0.09 to 0.53, GHOSTS by 0.04 to 0.57, […]