BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.88, up 0.21 from last week but down from 1.0 last year.  THE GOOD DOCTOR rose 0.11 to 0.49. CBS:  The latest run of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER was at 0.58, down from last year’s 1.1 (on a Tuesday).  Reruns followed […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.20/0.22/0.19/0.20. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was steady at 0.81, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.07 to 0.40, followed by a SWAT rerun at 0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.05 to 0.57.  Reruns followed at 0.32/0.26. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was up 0.02 to 0.41. CW:  STARGIRL ticked up to 0.08, followed […]

  Another dull summer Tuesday… NBC:  The Peacock took the night thanks to AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and its 2.7, although the show was down a tick from last week.  Both weeks came off a 1.0 rerun of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was even at 1.4. ABC:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s high-profile premieres were both at the level of “OK.”  Syfy’s HAPPY opened at 0.40, a solid number for that network.  On History, KNIGHTFALL started […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s original movie CHRISTMAS AT GRACELAND led Saturday cable at 0.66.  Fox Sports 1’s afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL game narrowly beat ESPN’s evening game, 0.64 vs. 0.63, with other […]

  America’s fascination with OJ Simpson continued with ABC’s premiere of the documentary miniseries OJ: MADE IN AMERICA, with a 0.9 rating that was quite good for a summer Saturday night.  The show will now attempt an unusual pivot, switching to ESPN on Tuesday for the rest of its run.  ABC started the night with […]

  FROZEN continued to be gold for Disney and its subsidiaries last night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Sunday, 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 […]