Anyone who’s been following the tumult in television, typified by the recently-concluded WGA strike and the ongoing-as-of-this-post SAG-AFTRA strike, knows that a key issue for the industry is that the streamers, who now dominate the programming landscape, keep their metrics deeply opaque.  This is their firm policy not just with their talent, but even […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC was again at the top of cable with its 90 DAY FIANCE franchise at 0.73/0.68/0.55, compared to last week’s 1.03/0.78/0.43.  On Bravo, BELOW […]

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 24: June 7-13, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  A Monday run of THE GREAT INDOORS didn’t impress. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.39, down 0.34 from last week (without an NBA Playoffs lead-in), and down 0.11 from last season’s finale.  The season finale of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.83, down 0.09 from last week and up 0.07 from last season. CBS:  After 60 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELORETTE climbed 0.2 in final numbers, while MASTERCHEF and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1.  (The NINJA WARRIOR clip show, however, lost 0.1.)   MONDAY CABLE:  It was ESPN’s turn for the NBA PLAYOFFS, and the network was tops by far with 2.8, while NBC Sports Network’s NHL PLAYOFFS were at 0.7.  […]

Dallas isn’t a flash in the pan. TNT:  The 2d episode of DALLAS held up well from its premiere–surprisingly, even more so with younger audiences than with total viewers.  18-49 demo number fell from 1.5 to 1.3, a 15% drop that’s more than reasonable given the premiere’s hype and the network’s huge marketing campaign for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MOM and FAM both lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City)/0.41 (76ers vs. Pacers).  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER couldn’t quite keep up, down 0.04 to 0.67.  On […]