NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Sunday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of BIG LITTLE LIES and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, the top-rated scripted show on Sunday cable was Adult Swim’s late-night MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES at […]

  It was NASCAR’s night. 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 follow the chart. […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  THE EMMYS adjusted to 2.8 in final numbers, still down a big 0.8 from the 2015 final rating.  (The Red Carpet PRE-SHOW went down to 0.9 after adjustment.)  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.2, far below the 9.7 for last year’s parallel game.  Once the late afternoon NFL overrun was […]

NOTE: Fast affiliate-based nationals continue to be distorted by a high number of pre-emptions in large markets for local breaking news. The numbers below represent viewing in primetime on over 200 local stations for each network (some combination of the network schedule and local news coverage in many places).  In light of this, we’re going […]

  THE VAMPIRE DIARIES exited with some dignity. 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 […]

Note: The FOX 8-9PM number below contains 15 minutes of NFL postgame in most of the country. The numbers for LA’S FINEST will decline in the official nationals this afternoon. 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 […]

NOTE: Both CBS and CW numbers below are inflated somewhat by local pre-emptions for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago, respectively. Precise L+SD program ratings available later today. 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), […]

  A moderate drop for the ACM AWARDS. 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 […]