American Idol returned to the air last night, winning the night handily but continuing the show’s long slide from phenomenon to mere mortal status.  The two-hour premiere last night averaged a 6.0 adult 18-49 rating from 8-10 pm, down 19% from last year’s premiere (7.4 rating) and down 38% from the 2011 premiere (9.7 rating). Next […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine. ABC:  The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, THE WONDER YEARS also down a tenth to 0.38, THE CONNERS down 0.09 to 0.48, […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday November 22 through Sunday November 28, 2021. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 19-20, 2017.  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, August 20-21, […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 34: August 16-22, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.3/1.1/1.9 from the initial 1.7/1.5/1.6.  Elsewhere, SLEEPY HOLLOW gained a much-needed 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun VAMPIRE DIARIES lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Sweet 16 coverage took […]

This weekend, the NBA playoffs got off to a solid start, with the eight games across two days and three networks up 6% from the same time periods last year.  The Lakers, Heat and Celtics/Knicks all broke a 3.5 household rating this past weekend.   Five of the weekend’s games were up significantly versus last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19, GREY’S ANATOMY, YOUNG SHELDON, UNITED STATES OF AL, SVU, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME.  In addition, CLARICE fell to the next-lowest tenth after adjustment.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]