Univision topped all but one English-language network last night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT won the night, but it only tied last week’s Tuesday low 2.2. ABC:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS was down 0.2 for the night to 1.1. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was up slightly to 1.2. CBS:  Reruns, highlighted by a […]

  CBS’s fans were happy to see their shows return. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NFL overrun, THE SIMPSONS fell 0.6 in final numbers, and BOB’S BURGERS, FAMILY GUY and REL were all down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN had an impressive finale, up 0.16 to 0.59 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, THE EQUALIZER, and the new ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Nielsen listed WHEN CALLS THE HEART as a rerun, but it […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, SUPER BOWL XLVIII had a 39.3 rating in 18-49s, just slightly below last year’s 39.7 (the latter number excludes the game’s blackout period).  However, in total viewers this was the most-watched Super Bowl–in fact, the most watched network show–ever, with FOX reporting 111.5M sets of eyeballs.  (UPDATED UPDATE:  FOX […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of college basketball-driven adjustments.  The entire CBS line-up fell 0.1 in final numbers.  On NBC, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun dropped 0.2, and the SNL rerun was down 0.1.  The BIG EAST TOURNAMENT game and the SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO rerun on FOX were both […]

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). ###

  Season finales began rolling in. 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 […]