NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE X-FILES and LUCIFER gained 0.1 in final numbers, although they’re still way off from last week’s ratings.  THE BACHELOR also received an 0.1 bump.  The NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 had the Monday cable lead, with 1.42 (down […]

NEW FEATURE. Welcome to the first Broadcast News & Late Night Series report, a weekly round-up of broadcast series that air outside primetime such as the 6:30 pm weeknight newscasts (that are enjoying quite a resurgence lately), the 7-9 am news and interview shows and the late night comedy series. Other weekly news and late […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from preliminary ratings for Friday night.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ruled Friday cable once again, up 0.03 to 1.00, with lead-out TREASURE QUEST down 0.04 to 0.45.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader games (Houston […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday January 23, 2017 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  Except where noted, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago rather than to Thanksgiving night. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  All of FOX’s comedies adjusted post-football:  THE SIMPSONS down 0.2 to 3.3, BOB’S BURGERS down 0.1 to 2.1, FAMILY GUY up 0.1 to 1.8, and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH down 0.1 to 1.2.  Elsewhere, NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the run of RIDE ALONG lost […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.4, down 0.06 from last week’s final.  Football also affected FOX, where 9-1-1 adjusted up 0.3 to 2.6, and both reruns of FAMILY GUY and REL lost 0.1.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, and both 60 MINUTES and the NCIS: LA rerun dropped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage remained at 0.5. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was at the top of Saturday cable, with HBO’s BOXING coverage (which the network reports in pieces) ranging from 0.71 to 0.57.  The UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE […]