NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Friday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.48/1.39.  Cable coverage of the NFL DRAFT was split between ESPN and ESPN2 (0.75/0.54), and also carried on NFL […]

  NEW YEAR’S EVE:  Not At Any Price – Calling it a “Sit-Com” Insults TV   NEW YEAR’S EVE is such a calculated piece of commercial manufacture that it deserves a Powerpoint presentation more than a review.  Although strictly speaking it isn’t a sequel to Valentine’s Day (and in fact a few of the same […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.2, down 0.4 from last week’s game.  In addition, there were 0.1 bumps for GREY’S ANATOMY, SUPERSTORE, THE GOOD PLACE and MOM, while I FEEL BAD lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gamed 0.1 in final numbers, while the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS and the MADAM SECRETARY rerun lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz solidified its hold on late summer cable Sundays, with POWER up […]

  A small decline for the GRAMMY AWARDS. 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 […]

  Note that MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions leave ABC and NBC subject to adjustment. 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 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday September 28 through Sunday October 4, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]