NOTE: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates from 8-11 pm Eastern/ Pacific or 7-10 pm Central/ Mountain. The broadcast network schedules were interrupted by network special reports or pre-empted entirely for local news coverage last night, especially in the largest U.S. markets. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK slipped 0.02 to 0.49, GENERATION GAP ticked up to 0.39, and THE CON was up 0.06 to 0.31. CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.08 to 0.79.  The rest of the night had reruns at 0.30/0.28/0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.36/0.28. FOX:  Reruns at 0.20/0.12/0.11. CW:  BUMP ticked up to 0.04, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and both episodes of MARLON and the 10PM MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of FX’s SNOWFALL dropped 0.05 to 0.39.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS returned […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT isn’t just for summer. 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 the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The FOX numbers shifted, as MASTERCHEF climbed (to a noteworthy 2.0) and 24 slipped by 0.1.  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was also down 0.1, as was its LAST COMIC STANDING rerun lead-in.  The 8:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns gained an additional 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  VH1 and USA had their usual places […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  With the help of the late NFL PLAYOFFS game, 60 MINUTES went even 0.1  higher in final numbers to 4.8, and THE GOOD WIFE was also up 0.01 to 1.4.  NBC’s DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE rose 0.2 to 2.1.  Elsewhere, FAMILY GUY gained 0.1 to 1.7. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, both THE BACHELORETTE and MISTRESSES gained 0.1, but on FOX, 24 lost 0.1, putting it farther behind its MASTERCHEF lead-in.  The CBS MIKE & MOLLY rerun also slipped 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  As detailed in today’s WORLD CUP SKEDBALL, the highest-rated show of the day by far, on either broadcast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.6, up 0.1 from last year’s final number.  In addition, after adjusting for the NFL runover, THE SIMPSONS dropped 1.4 to 3.5, and SON OF ZORN fell 0.5 to 1.8.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]