Most of the networks side-stepped the NCAA Championship Game. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH and BEYOND THE TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE REAL O’NEALS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Spring cable (on non-GAME OF THRONES nights) continues to be dominated by the NBA PLAYOFFS, last night […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage increased by 0.1 to 10.0 in final numbers.  In addition, MADTV lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN and USA switched slots from last Tuesday’s cable ratings, with OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS on top, down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the NFL DRAFT (adjusted for time zones) lost 0.2.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The ESPN portion of the NFL DRAFT was hugely up over last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many adjustments to the night’s ratings, a full analysis follows. Comparisons are to last week. ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.03 to 1.3, and a BLACK-ISH rerun followed at 0.5. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (1.3) and MIDNIGHT, TEXAS (0.6) were each down 0.1. FOX:  SO YOU […]

  THE MASKED SINGER was back on top. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE and MY LAST DAYS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated the night at 2.94.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was the highest-rated show not related to basketball at […]

  Another dominating night for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. 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 […]