After a relatively good night Tuesday, last night’s Olympic coverage on NBC (5.6 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm Wednesday night  in the delayed “fast” nationals) was significantly below the comparable night for Turin 2006 (6.0 rating) and miles below Vancouver 2010 (9.0 rating).  Last night’s coverage featured: Women’s Downhill, Pairs’ Final, Women’s Halfpipe, Men’s […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NFL Playoffs: Conference Championships Weekend Sunday 29.5 rating CBS 3:00 AFC New England-Denver (+6% from 27.9 […]

NOTE: This post will be updated with the official national ratings for the 2015 All-Star Game, when available later today. The All-Star Game on FOX on July 14, 2015 is currently averaging a 2.8 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm ET in the fast nationals and should go up to around a 3.0 adult 18-49 rating in […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 25 through Sunday October 31, 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 full week sports ratings for Monday March 6 through Sunday March 12, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday August 16 through Sunday August 22, 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 July 1-2, 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, July 2-3, […]

A brutal night for NBC from Sochi: a preliminary 4.5 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, versus a 5.5 rating on the same night in Turin 2006, a 5.4 from Vancouver 2010 and 8.5 from Salt Lake City 2002.  Events last night included: Men’s Figure Skating Final, Men’s Super Combined, Women’s Aerials and Women’s Skeleton.  Also, […]