Old favorites were a little less favorite. 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 follows the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, and QUANTICO lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s HUMANS began its 2d season at 0.20, down 0.15 from its August 2015 finale (which aired on a Sunday). The finale […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Friday’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was an unlikely tie for the 18-49 lead in Friday’s cable ratings, with ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.33.  That was the same as MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 boosts for the reruns of SHARK TANK, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII 5-0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to air NBA PLAYOFFS and claim the top of Friday cable at 2.27.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL jumped by 0.18 to place 2d at 0.62, but FISHCENTER fell 0.12 to 0.28.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun gained 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 1.18/0.51/0.43/0.35, and the network’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.80.  A&E’s […]

  All the non-Debate programming was quite steady. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD climbed 0.09 to 0.53, with the lead-in hour at 0.33.  (Note that while theatrical movie ratings only hit our chart when networks erroneously list them […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s VIKINGS gained 0.09 from last week to 0.74, and that gave the new SIX a solid lead-in for a 0.48 premiere, which was also simulcast on A&E (0.16) […]