NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 1.7/1.4.  In addition, AP BIO gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The entire Thursday cable Top 10 was made up of NCAA TOURNAMENT programming, topped by TNT’s late […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday February 25-26, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, February 27-28, 2016: […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT returned, but not quite as big as it’s been. 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 […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 boost for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS led the night, down 0.02 from last week to 0.75.  Discovery, back from SHARK WEEK, […]

  The first big volleys of the Fall TV season were… inconclusive. NBC:  The network would be delighted if MYSTERIES OF LAURA could duplicate last night’s 2.1 rating when it airs in its regular timeslot.  On the face of it, the show did a solid job of retaining its 2.3 lead-in from the season finale […]

  Quiet premieres. 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 follow the chart. […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. NBA Playoffs […]

  A number of networks returned to their regular line-ups. 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). […]