Viewers took refuge in pre-Debate family comfort food. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Final numbers were a mixed bag for ABC, as AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1, but both REAL O’NEALS and AGENTS OF SHIELD dropped the same, putting the latter at 0.7, which is the same level where the shows in that slot the past few seasons were getting canceled.  On NBC, THE […]

  ABC’s Tuesday is starting to sag. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC did the 0.1 network finals shuffle, with DANCING WITH THE STARS up 0.1 and CONVICTION down 0.1 to a new low 0.7.  In addition, THE VOICE, GOTHAM and THE BIG BANG THEORY each gained 0.1, while 2 BROKE GIRLS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

  THE ODD COUPLE returned to be CBS’s Monday weak link. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.9, a full point below last week’s final number.  In addition, NCIS: LA gained 0.1, while THE SIMPSONS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It seems as though HBO can breathe a sign […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 2.7 in final numbers, and NBC’s game also gained 0.2 to 0.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the Cubs vs. Dodgers BASEBALL PLAYOFFS won Saturday cable at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s telecast of the Blue Jays vs. Indians BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.10.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned […]