NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR and CHICAGO FIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STAR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE stabilized somewhat after last week’s big drop, down 0.15 to 0.92.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK returned […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HEARTBEAT lost 0.1.  On the rerun front, THE GOLDBERGS was up 0.1, while BLACK-ISH and SVU were down the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated the night at 1.43/1.19, Cleveland vs. […]

  The news for NBC was good and not-so-good. 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 […]

  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:  BIG BROTHER and the reruns of THE WALL, SVU and the 8PM BEAT SHAZAM all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were easy winners of Thursday cable at 1.05/0.91.  Cable news was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS OF SUNNY DAYS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.50/0.49/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.63/0.63/0.57, and MIZ & MRS was steady at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LA TO VEGAS and BULL lost the same         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.86, with HUNTING HITLER down […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.3 to 6.5. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE WALKING DEAD (AMC), of course, led Sunday cable, although it lost 0.61 from […]