BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50.  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE jumped 0.21 to 0.61, SUPERMARKET SWEEP slipped 0.02 to 0.42, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.05 to 0.31. CBS:  Thanks to its national NFL lead-in, 60 MINUTES grew by 0.75 to 1.53.  A run of the […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 25 through Sunday October 31, 2021. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  With Cincinnati’s simulcast of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL removed, both the SNL CHRISTMAS clip show and STATE OF AFFAIRS on NBC lost 0.1, leaving them at 1.4 and 1.0, respectively.  (In the 10:30PM quarter-hour, AFFAIRS dipped to 0.9.)  The rerun BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.06 to 0.53.  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were at 1.03, steady with last year’s 1.0. CBS:  Comparisons are to November 7, since FOX had the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES lost 0.06 to 0.58, THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.60, and NCIS: LA was steady […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted up in final numbers to 8.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s first-ever NFL WILD CARD GAME on Saturday afternoon swamped the rest of cable at 6.95, and the network also had […]

    NBC and FOX kick off next week’s parade of network Upfronts on Monday, and now FOX has joined NBC in releasing the titles of at least some of its 2012/13 season pick-ups.  Unlike NBC, which has dribbled out its information over the past couple of days, FOX has issued 5 orders at once, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE returned to Tuesday, up 0.04 to 0.69.  QUEENS fell a tenth from last week to 0.24. CBS:  FBI climbed 0.13 to 0.75, and FBI: MOST WANTED (airing in the 9PM slot) jumped 0.19 to 0.69, followed by a rerun at 0.37. NBC:  The network again aired preview episodes of […]