NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1: LONE STAR and the rerun of ALL RISE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.60/0.58/0.57 compared to last week’s 0.60/0.57/0.53, and STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE WALL, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Auburn vs. Georgia COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.8, and NBC’s to 0.8, while FOX’s stayed at 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL games in Saturday’s Top 10 (and 4 more in the next 10), with ESPN’s […]

  The lead was shared by a 56-year old special. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another big night for sports.  Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game dominated Friday cable at 1.47, and ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.92/0.93.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

>A pretty typical week on cable in prime time, with ESPN’s Monday Night Football leading the way (Green Bay Packers thumping the Minnesota Vikings).   On the scripted front, AMC’s Walking Dead is ahead by a mile.  The program’s lead-out, Hell on Wheels, dropped a big four tenths of a rating point, from a 1.9 […]

  A big but not spectacular night for football and FOX.  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 […]

  AMC:  THE WALKING DEAD,  with another strong episode that continued to put last year’s dim drama into its rear-view mirror, recovered from its blip of slight decline the week before, up 0.7 to another gigantic 5.6.  With 1.6 added for the 10PM rebroadcast (itself higher rated than anything else on cable Sunday except the […]