One lesson of the fall:  as much as things have changed in TV, crossovers still work. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, CBS’s line-up lost 0.2 across the board.  In addition, ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.46, down 0.16 from last week.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE and the reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, WEAKEST LINK, CALL ME KAT and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The ratings remained […]

  A dull night, even by summer standards. 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 […]

> According to TV By the Numbers, the season premiere of TRUE BLOOD on Sunday night had 5.4 million viewers (a virtual tie with its all-time high) and a 3.0 rating in 18-49s (slightly below its previous high).  Considering that HBO repeats its shows nonstop through the week and on VOD (a million extra viewers […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.7, steady with last week’s game.  In addition, due to afternoon football adjustments, THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.3 and both BLESS THE HARTS and 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Comcast/NBC […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 10: February 27-March 5, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: […]

  It’s been a busy couple of days for premieres and returns on basic cable (pay cable’s big night is this upcoming Sunday, when both HBO and Showtime begin their winter schedules).  The winner:  PRETTY LITTLE LIARS on ABCFamily, with a strong 1.4 rating in 18-49s that was beaten for the night only by an […]