Lackluster premieres. 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 comparisons follow the chart. […]

  2 veteran dramas had markedly different swings from their last episodes. 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 in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As usual on Saturdays, sports took up most of the top cable slots.  The top-rated original show of the night was ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation, which was at 0.98 in the P18-49 […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

  Due to last night’s primetime Supreme Court announcement, the early ratings for NBC, ABC, FOX and CBS are likely to be adjusted, so we’ll hold our look at their numbers for finals this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and […]

  McDreamy mourners may have been angry, but they showed up. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STATION 19 and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games topped Thursday cable at 1.33/1.16, with NBATV’s game at 0.14.  On […]

        NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 and BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s actual top-rated original was the primetime part of TNT’s NBA DOUBLEHEADER, 0.74 for Lakers vs. Cleveland, with 0.52 for the later Houston vs. Portland game.  On […]