BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS was at 3.73, virtually equal with 2022’s 3.71. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.31/0.15/0.14. NBC:  Reruns at 0.21/0.30. FOX:  After reruns at 0.11/0.17/0.16, HOUSEBROKEN was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09. CW:  Reruns at 0.03/0.05/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.10/0.12. UNIVISION:  AQUI & AHORA was steady at […]

> Justice was swift for the worst new show of the season. ABC:  WORK IT debuted with a lousy 2.0 on its quick journey to the TV boneyard.  In fairness, LAST MAN STANDING‘s 2.4 gave it a much weaker lead-in than the 3.0 the show was able to provide for MAN UP‘s 2.4 debut in […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to a final 1.7.  FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage stayed at 0.5.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Saturday night cable winner isn’t actually on the chart below, because Adult Swim’s DRAGON BALL Z is technically a rerun, although the current versions of the episodes haven’t been shown in […]

  Some exits. 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. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage and the night’s NBA game both rose 0.3 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable at 0.57, despite a 0.16 drop from last week.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.48/0.33/0.27/0.25/0.19.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With a big 2.48 lead-in from an afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS game, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped 0.24 to 0.73, and AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.15 to 0.92.  A SUPERSTAR special was at 0.32.  CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.06 to 0.42, THE EQUALIZER slipped 0.02 to 0.40, the series finale of EAST […]

  The preliminary DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings were consistent with Monday at 0.2-0.3, a much tighter range than the ratings in 2016, which were at 0.4-1.3 on the broadcast networks.  (NBC was on the high end, thanks to a 2.2 lead-in from that year’s AMERICA’S GOT TALENT.)  Look for Mitch Metcalf’s detailed analysis of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME  and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MLB PLAYOFFS game won Tuesday cable at 2.13.  FX’s AMERICAN […]