A slow Memorial Day evening for the networks. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the night’s big show with a 2.7, and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR won the rest of the night with 2.0, but both were down 0.4 from the previous week.  In the battle of reruns at 10PM, GRIMM was in 2d place […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS adjusted up by 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season finale of THE SIMPSONS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although it was far from the highest-rated show of the night, MAD MEN nevertheless got a fine send-off, jumping by 0.44 from last week to a 1.08 exit.  The lord of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and THE WALL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the FAMILY GUY rerun lost 0.2, and LET’S BE REAL, PRESS YOUR LUCK, MATCH GAME and the MASKED SINGER rerun were down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.32/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.39.  THE CHASE was down 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose 0.06 to 0.68, and GHOSTS ticked up to 0.63.  SO HELP ME TODD edged up 0.02 to 0.44, and CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.36. NBC:  After a […]

  Except for football and a football-adjacent show, no network programming on Sunday night even hit a 2 rating. ABC:  As it heads towards its midseason climax, ONCE UPON A TIME tied its series low 1.9.  The Hallmark Hall of Fame movie CHRISTMAS IN CONWAY scored a terrible 1.1, although it was somewhat less awful […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME adjusted up to 1.9, down 0.2 from 2018’s final rating.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

  With the World Series done, network TV returned to normal. 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 […]

A fairly typical week at the top of the adult 18-49 rankings, with The Voice the top broadcast network program and Duck Dynasty the top cable entry.  But the riveting events in Boston last week also had an impact in the middle of the week’s chart.  NBC’s special Monday night at 10:00 pm (the day of the bombings at […]