As is usual during the fall with CBS and FOX, the network that has the late afternoon national NFL game will have the benefit of a giant lead-in for their early evening programming. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up by 2.2 to 7.5 in final numbers, tying last year’s final rating.  In addition, JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1, and the ARROW rerun fell by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.83, up two-tenths from the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A marathon of BLACK-ISH reruns at 0.19-0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.31/0.32. NBC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.18/0.18/0.13. FOX:  A MASKED SINGER rerun at 0.24. CW:  Reruns at 0.07/0.08/0.07.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games commanded the day and night at 0.90/0.56/0.55/0.48.  Food Network’s CHOPPED […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20, the 8:30PM MASTERS OF ILLUSION rerun and the 9PM THE BIG STAGE rerun all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA SUMMER PRO LEAGUE games led Friday cable at 0.67 for Knicks vs. New […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.5, a huge 2.2 higher than last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, both 60 MINUTES (2.6) and MADAM SECRETARY (1.3) gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was of course mammoth, up 0.37 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game and the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE CROSSING lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7 was mammoth at 5.69, which gave […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.59, THE WONDER YEARS slipped 0.02 to 0.41, THE CONNERS was down a tick to 0.50, and HOME ECONOMICS was steady at 0.30.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.03 to 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR climbed 0.13 to 0.97, TOUGH AS NAILS dropped 0.02 to 0.37, and CSI: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.9.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN led Saturday cable, with UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS at 0.73, COLLEGE BASKETBALL games at 0.61/0.38/0.25/0.19, and TOP RANK BOXING at 0.26.  A&E’s LIVE PD edged up 0.02 to […]