NOTE:  Nielsen continues to run behind, so we’re now scheduled to see Thursday’s cable ratings next Monday morning, and then we should catch up with Friday’s cable on Monday afternoon.   NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun ELLEN GAME OF GAMES lost the […]

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Wednesday Nov 23 nationals available Monday Nov 28 at 1 pm (normally Thursday pm) Thursday Nov 24 nationals available Tuesday Nov […]

A strong week for network television continues. ABC:  A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, from way back in 1965, was up a bit from last year to 2.8, enough to tie for the lead in its hour.  That helped the 9PM hour, where MODERN FAMILY was up 0.1 to 4.7, and SUBURGATORY was up 0.2 to 2.6.  […]

No one found a Week 2 bounce. FOX:  The season’s second episode of TOUCH fared even worse than last week’s season premiere, dropping 0.2 to a 0.7 that makes Fringe seem high-rated in comparison.  Touch couldn’t blame its lead-in, as KITCHEN NIGHTMARES edged up to 1.1 at 8PM.  Viewers had better hope Kiefer Sutherland and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER had a 2-hour 0.34/0.31 finale, compared to last week’s 0.31 for a single episode.  On Starz, the season finale of HIGHTOWN returned from an […]

  The broadcast season didn’t go out with a bang. 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 […]

  NBC:  The regular Friday line-up got off to a solid start.  GRIMM, at 1.8, was just about where the show had been last spring (and up 0.2 from last season’s finale).  The better news was that DRACULA looks to be as compatible with Grimm as the network had hoped, holding that 1.8 for a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for NCIS, FBI, KENAN, and the rerun of BLACK-ISH.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained 0.03 to 0.55, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was up 0.05 to 0.22.  […]