BROADCAST FINALS: ABC: After reruns of the WONDER YEARS and HOME ECONOMICS premieres at 0.37/0.26, 20/20 gained 0.07 to 0.35. CBS: BIG BROTHER fell 0.13 to 0.50, followed by SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION at 0.20. A BLUE BLOODS rerun was also at 0.20. NBC: Following a rerun of the ORDINARY JOE pilot at 0.22, DATELINE […]
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s coverage of NCAA BASKETBALL continued to dominate Saturday cable, filling up 5 of the day’s Top 10 slots with ratings ranging from 0.75 to 0.36. Sports also took the #2 slot, with Fox Sports 1’s […]
>Numbers continue to come in for this past weekend’s scripted cable premieres. The biggest disappointment came at Starz, with Friday’s official arrival of MAGIC CITY, an expensive and heavily-marketed dramatic series. Although the network has released a flood of numbers designed to make the show sound more successful than it was, the key figure is […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The MLB PLAYOFFS topped Friday cable, with TBS’s games at 0.83/0.56, MLB Network’s game at 0.83, and Fox Sports 1’s game at 0.31. A&E’s LIVE PD […]
Marginal changes from last week. 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 comparisons follow the […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and the 8PM SUPERSTORE. In addition, the MOM rerun dropped to the next-lowest tenth. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.27. Cable news was led […]
For the next week, delays here in ratings posts and updates are likely, and they won’t be the fault of Nielsen. (Well, over the course of a week Nielsen might well have its own delays, but those would be different.) Due to travel and technology issues, ratings may be posted several hours after the […]
A mostly steady night. 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 […]