NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.3, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  Other changes:  on CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, and on FOX, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.3 due to afternoon football adjustment.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s FARGO returned […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were meaningful adjustments (to the next tenth) for GREY’S ANATOMY, YOUNG SHELDON, UNITED STATES OF AL, and SVU.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.50 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.29 (Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee).  Cable news was led […]

  Adele is a hit on TV, too. 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:  The rerun MOM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was firmly on top of Monday cable at 1.65.  USA’s WWE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  18 of the top 19 cable telecasts on Wednesday were news, led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.50/0.81/5M, with CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 5.5.  In addition, the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the lead on a low-rated Saturday for cable.  Its primetime RICK […]

  THIS IS US returned bigger than ever. 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 UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER both gained 0.1 in final numbers, and for once the AGT gain didn’t lead to a loss for TAXI BROOKLYN. Below are Wednesday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts (which actually cover the 157 most watched shows of the night once reruns are excluded).  Analysis and context […]