A historically low premiere. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 follows the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY earned back 0.1 in final numbers, although that was still a big drop from last week, while MOM and RUSH HOUR each lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Thursday cable at […]

  NOTE:  Season-To-Date and Weekly Network Ratings Charts Are Below Something remarkable happened last Thursday night:  with a 1.3 rating, CW’s THE VAMPIRE DIARIES outrated the entire NBC line-up.  The reason that’s notable isn’t just because of the seemingly bottomless misery of the Peacock on Thursdays, but because Vampire Diaries, in its 4th season, is […]

  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were the latest prizes to face a heavy drop. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

  Quick drops for last week’s arrivals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s premieres weren’t auspicious:  HBO’s THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA launched at 0.06, and the season premiere of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was off the chart at […]

  Note:  Particularly on a night with little original programming of note like the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the glitches in the way some networks list their “originals” start to show, which explains why HBO’s airing of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES shows up on the chart below (twice!).  As for the […]

  WORLD OF DANCE ended its season. 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 […]