NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers. In addition, FOX’s UFC coverage gained 0.1 and NBC’s DATELINE lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s early evening COLLEGE BASKETBALL game (Kansas vs. Kentucky) topped Saturday cable at 1.02, […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT easily led Thursday cable at 1.25, down 0.11 from 2017, and with the pre-show at 0.78 (down 0.23). MTV’s JERSEY SHORE […]
>Summer always ends with a whimper. While Memorial Day and Independence Day weekends are among the strongest of the box office year, Labor Day weekend is usually the lowest of the year in terms of movie-going. This weekend features the opening of three more duds: a “found footage” space thriller, a shark bloodfest, and a […]
NETWORK UPDATE: As expected, football adjustments lowered CBS’s numbers, although not as drastically as last week’s. THE BIG BANG THEORY remained at 3.8 (up 0.1 from last week’s final), LIFE IN PIECES was down 0.2 to 1.8 (steady), MOM lost 0.1 to 1.7 (up 0.2), 2 BROKE GIRLS fell 0.2 to 1.7 […]
NBC owned the night by a wide margin. 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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for AQUARIUS to an even-worse 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: We’re informed by fans that the Adult Swim late-night Saturday line-up is full of shows that while not technically “originals” (so they don’t appear on the charts below) had never before been shown in their […]
> Boxoffice numbers have been bouncing around all day (Per-theatre averages as of 3PM Pacific time! Number of left-handed, red-haired patrons sitting through the entire end credits!), and they’re still not final or official, but a preliminary picture is starting to come together of THE HUNGER GAMES’ first day in theatres. Both Deadline and The […]
NETWORK FINALS: The rerun of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports took the lead on Friday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game on top at 0.61 (Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.26), and […]