Posts Tagged ‘Nielsen’
 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 6 nights)

>With six nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday-Monday’s official ratings and Tuesday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Ratings Delays Due to Christmas and New Year’s

The Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few weeks.  This is how the ratings should roll out over the holiday period.  We will update th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS May 2

>American Idol kept FOX on top in the first Wednesday of the May Sweep, despite continued declines from last year.  CBS and ABC trail with fairly respectable nights (CBS down a couple of tenths from last year and ABC up th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Why Are the Networks Upbeat about the Upfront with Such Declining Ratings?

> We may all be looking at the wrong ratings. Each day, attention is paid to the previous night’s television ratings, generally the “Live+Same Day” ratings measuring any viewing of a program live or via DVR pl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (8 of 28 nights)

>With eight nights of ratings in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 2 and fast national ratings for May 3), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Ratings Delays Due to President’s Day Holiday

The President’s Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything chang...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE Three Weeks Down, One To Go

With 21 nights in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 15 and fast national ratings for May 16), the race is starting to solidify.  FOX will be able to claim victory in May, but CBS remains the only network wit...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Broadcast Network Ratings — The Rough Season Continues

Week 37 of the broadcast season (May 28-June 3) recently concluded, the first full week of summer as defined by the broadcasters with almost all scripted shows in repeats and summer reality shows dominating the airwaves.  The ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Memorial Day Holiday

The Memorial Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (A...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: The Skinny on the Nation’s TV Markets

> With all due respect to your geography class, the United States is really not made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia.  Readers of this website know it is a patchwork of 210 television markets, also known as De...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Revised Nielsen Ratings Schedule This Week and Next

Nielsen announced planned delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast programs) the rest of this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out.  We will update these times if anything changes. Saturda...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Ratings Delays Due to Labor Day Holiday

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All ...
by Mitch Metcalf