NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers. SUNDAY CA BLE:  Historical dramas usually skew old, and that was certainly the case with WGN America’s new MANHATTAN, which debuted with a mere 0.18 in 18-49s, although it had a bit more than 900K total viewers–not that that number is great, either.  (Those ratings go […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Things got a lot uglier for CBS once THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from its affiliates’ ratings for the night.  Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held onto its 4.1 (season-low) rating, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.5, 2 1/2 MEN dropped 0.3 to 2.4, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.7, and ELEMENTARY was […]

Cable nationals for Wednesday 4.15.2015 are delayed by Nielsen.  They should be available early Friday morning, probably by 6:30 am PT / 9:30 am ET. UPDATE: Wednesday 4.15.2015 cable nationals are now posted. Meantime, here are the official live+same day ratings for Wednesday April 15, 2015 broadcast programs only:  

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s DESCENDANTS 3 resoundingly took the Friday cable title with a 1.10 rating.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up a tenth to 0.58, with the pre-show hour up 0.08 to 0.33.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.42.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH […]

  Nothing but net. 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. ABC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Monday cable ratings below the Top 150. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s college football coverage continued to dominate holiday cable, with the ORANGE BOWL at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A typical fall cable Saturday, dominated by sports and late-night animation. ESPN had 3 games in the Top […]