NETWORK FINALS:  Everything on NBC (AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, both MARLON episodes, and the rerun SVU) lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, the reruns of SPEECHLESS and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 again took Wednesday cable with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Nielsen never posted preliminary ratings for Sunday and went straight to finals.  Of course, the only network that mattered was CBS, where the SUPER BOWL’s 26.48 in the 18-49 demo was down approximately 2.52 from the 2020 game, although some of that may have been made up via streaming […]

  Except where otherwise noted, comparisons are to February 5, the last pre-Olympics Monday. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, SURVIVOR and EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both HARRY POTTER: A HISTORY OF MAGIC and the rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s Notre Dame vs. Stanford COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0 in final numbers, while ABC’s Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game stayed at 1.4.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL were in virtually sole possession of Saturday cable, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ACM AWARDS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a night with no NBA games, Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS occupied the top of Wednesday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS and BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again at the top of Wednesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.64/1.03/6.3M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.37/0.57/3M, and MSNBC’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE GOLDBERGS, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, THE CONNERS, BLACK-ISH and the reruns of THE MASKED SINGER and I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  As increasing numbers of readers had requested, we […]