Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): College football took up 6 of the top 7 slots on Saturday cable, with more farther down the list, ranging from 0.12 for a late ESPN2 game to 1.80 for the mother network’s primetime coverage.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another all-LOVE & HIP-HOP night on VH1 at 0.95/0.90/0.72, compared to last week’s 0.81/0.58/0.55.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.90/0.85, compared to last week’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.81, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.08 to 0.44.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19, GREY’S ANATOMY, YOUNG SHELDON, UNITED STATES OF AL, SVU, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME.  In addition, CLARICE fell to the next-lowest tenth after adjustment.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.55, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD rose 0.04 to 0.57, THE CHASE dropped 0.13 to 0.47, and TO TELL THE TRUTH was down a tenth to 0.37. CBS:  BIG BROTHER lost 0.07 to 0.99.  It was preceded by a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.70, and […]

>   BENT finds the welcome mat to be more of a trapdoor. NBC:  Even facing a repeat Modern Family on ABC, BENT had a catastrophic 1.0 premiere (down to 0.9 in its 2d half-hour).  See our Pilot + 1 Review.  The network can’t be too surprised by that, since the show was being dumped […]

NBC’s red-hot Sunday Night Football continues to run ahead of last year’s pace and ahead of our forecast issued last spring.  However, the other networks are performing almost exactly as forecast on a night when FOX had the late afternoon national NFL game.  (Remember, next week the CBS and FOX numbers will flip because CBS […]

  Not much excitement for a 1-hour FAST & FURIOUS 9 promo. 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 […]