NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.29.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped a tenth to 0.22.  Cable news was led by Fox News’ THE […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of THE BLACKLIST gained 0.1 in final numbers.  However, the REIGN season finale, along with the night’s SVU rerun, each lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader topped everything on network TV last night, even on an evening of high-profile season finales, with 2.64 for the Cleveland/Chicago game, and […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As usual on fall Saturdays, cable was dominated by ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, which took up 5 of the Top 10 slots, ranting from 0.41-1.59.  Its reign was interrupted in the #5 slot by […]

  A quiet night on the networks. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was easily the highest rated show of the night, but its 2.2 was its lowest rated Tuesday airing ever, down 0.2 from last week and 0.3 from the parallel night last year. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE slipped 0.1 to 1.2. ABC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD and MAGNUM PI gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BULL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.91/0.90, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.80/0.68.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.06 to 0.74, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another cable victory for the NBA PLAYOFFS, this night on TNT, with 1.33/0.91 games, while NBATV’s game was at 0.18.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN […]

  Not a tuneful night for country music. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Things didn’t get better for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in finals, which adjusted to 3.4, down 1.1 from last week’s game.  There were no other changes from morning numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The pinch was felt on the NFL […]