BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.04 to 0.41, THE CHASE was up 0.03 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was steady at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.76, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.05 to 0.34. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.29. CW:  After a rerun […]

  Nothing on network TV even managed a 1.0 rating. 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 […]

  Simply a spectacular night for cable television. AMC:  The season finale for THE WALKING DEAD had an astounding 9.1 rating in 18-49s when its 9PM, 11PM, midnight and 1AM airings are combined, and the 9PM broadcast alone scored a giant 6.4, up a full point from the previous week.  Even the TALKING DEAD post-finale […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT, MASTERCHEF and LAST COMIC STANDING all found an extra 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its hold on Wednesday cable, although it was down 0.14 from last week to 0.77.  Lead-out WAHLBURGERS slipped 0.02 to 0.48, then DONNY LOVES JENNY was steady at 0.35, and LACHEY’S BAR scored 0.26.  […]

NOTE: ABC numbers below (especially EMERGENCY CALL) will decline somewhat in the official nationals because of local pre-emptions for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Chicago (WLS) and Los Angeles (KABC). 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  In addition, after football adjustment, 60 MINUTES fell 0.8 to 2.0, and the season premiere of NCIS: LA dropped 0.2 to 0.8.  Elsewhere, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE and THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  […]

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). ###

  Note that the charts below contain an error:  at 10PM, CBS aired a Mueller Report-related news 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 […]