NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS OF SUNNY DAYS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.50/0.49/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.63/0.63/0.57, and MIZ & MRS was steady at […]

  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:  There was no joy for NBC in final Tuesday numbers, which remained as-is for the network’s line-up.  The DANCING WITH THE STARS cycle finale, however, gained 0.1, as did NCIS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers to 7.0.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s Hollywood edition of LOVE & HIP-HOP returned at 1.25, 0.07 ahead of last week’s Atlanta finale, and it was followed by 0.98 for a special VH1 LIVE, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 13.9, which is a huge number, but far below the 19.0 for last year’s primetime NFC game.  The post-game SCORPION was up 0.2 from early numbers to 3.2.  RESURRECTION rose 0.1 to 0.8.  Even though it fell 0.3 in adjusted numbers, the viewers of the afternoon […]

>American Idol came to Tuesday night for a special episode.  Although it won the night, the episode was down 41% from the comparable edition last year and had a relatively limited effect on the other networks, whose ratings were not terribly different from last week.               Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating […]

  Not really a sunny day. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS, THE FLASH and THE VOICE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was CNN’s night, thanks to the Nevada DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which scored 3.59 for the debate itself, and put 4 other pieces of CNN programming into the Top 10.  Considering that […]