NETWORK UPDATE: WORLD SERIES GAME 2, just like Game 1, adjusted up by half a point to 3.4 in final numbers. That is at least closer to last year’s Game 2 final number, which was 3.6. Elsewhere, CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1, as did THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY, but BLACK-ISH lost 0.1. […]
NCIS lost its bump. 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. […]
NETWORK UPDATE: GREASE LIVE held its preliminary 4.3 rating in final numbers. There were no changes on any of the other networks, either. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As the NFL season winds toward its end, ESPN’s coverage of the PRO BOWL won Sunday cable with 2.76. On […]
CW’s new summer Thursday didn’t cause any excitement. 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 FINALS: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 9.1, up 0.7 from the final number for the 2016 premiere game. THE ORVILLE’s premiere adjusted up 0.4 to 2.7, but there’s an asterisk because Nielsen counted two plays on the west coast, one simulcast with the east after football, and the other at […]
NETWORK FINALS: The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game. On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD […]
NETWORK FINALS: There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was a big night for USA’s WWE telecast, which was at 0.70/0.69/0.65 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.51/0.50, followed by MIZ & MRS […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers. In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]