NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final Friday numbers.  In addition, note that Nielsen has issued highly suspicious numbers showing SHARK TANK as having doubled its preliminary Friday rating to 3.6, and 20/20 almost doing the same by rising to 2.3.  We’ll update this post when new info comes in, but for now […]

You can’t go wrong with football. FOX:  Most of the major college bowl games have migrated to ESPN, but the COTTON BOWL remains on broadcast (for now), and gave FOX an easy win for the night, with a preliminary 3.1 rating in 18-49s that’s solidly higher than last year’s 2.5 for the game. ABC:  All […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments for the SURVIVOR finale or anything else from this morning’s numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE took the Wednesday cable title, up 0.03 to 1.08, with lead-out MEN WOMEN WILD up 0.04 to 0.50.  ESPN’s NBA double feature […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME adjusted up to 1.9, down 0.2 from 2018’s final rating.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  Marvel took over more of the universe last night. ABC:  AGENTS OF SHIELD was meant to be a blockbuster from the moment its development was announced, and so it was, with a giant 4.6 start that tied The Voice in the 8PM hour.  That’s 50% higher than the 3.1 debut for ABC’s last try at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8PM rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC season finale took the Wednesday cable crown, up a tenth from last week to […]

      Only 2 networks aired original programming last night.         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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CONNERS and the 8PM NAME THAT TUNE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.09 to 0.53.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.36.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF […]