BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.39, down 0.34 from last week (without an NBA Playoffs lead-in), and down 0.11 from last season’s finale.  The season finale of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.83, down 0.09 from last week and up 0.07 from last season. CBS:  After 60 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The only significant adjustment (to the next tenth) was upward for NBC’s primetime news coverage.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN was by far Wednesday’s highest-rated network, with all of the day’s Top 10 programming for its coverage of the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  We had PETER PAN LIVE this morning at 2.3, but other sites seemed to have the number at 2.4.  So depending on your starting point, it either gained 0.1 or stayed where it was, but in any case its 2.4 is nothing for NBC to feel good about–nor is its steady drop […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend didn’t have much original programming, and it was dominated by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.39.  Assuming that the marathon of DINERS, DRIVE-INS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.54, GREY’S ANATOMY fell a tenth to 0.51, and BIG SKY was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  The primetime hours of the NCAA TOURNAMENT were at 1.35/1.05/0.83.  That was higher than Night 1 of the 2021 Tournament, although that was a Friday. NBC:  LAW & ORDER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD continued its weekend reign, up 0.06 from last Saturday to 0.66.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC PRELIMS were at 0.40.  ESPN’s telecast of […]

And now, better late than never……. NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of 0.1 increases in final numbers, but not for either half-hour of MR. ROBINSON.  The bumps went to the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT clip show, LAST COMIC STANDING, BIG BROTHER, and MASTERCHEF.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY kept its hold on Wednesday cable, slipping 0.02 to […]

  NASHVILLE scored a rare win. 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 […]