Posts Tagged ‘Nielsen’
 

 

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
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

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: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 4 nights)

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

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out throughout the week.  We will update these times if anythi...
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
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Independence Day

The Independence Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anyth...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Ratings Delays Due to Labor Day

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything chan...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Monday Fast Nationals Delayed: Nielsen Sorts Out Massive Change to Ratings Methodology

UPDATE at 3:40 pm PT: Fast nationals for Monday 12.28.2015 scheduled for release at 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET), an unusually late hour for a data release. But this has been a most unusual day. UPDATE at 2:25 pm PT: Next update at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Nielsen Announces Faster Release of “Fringe” Broadcast Programs

For years now, we have received television ratings the following business day, except for network programs broadcast before or after prime time. Such programs that air in the morning, daytime, early evening or late night period...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Memorial Day

The Memorial Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast programs) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything...
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