Goodbye to THE MESSENGERS. 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 chart. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was at 0.55.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time since December 7, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY up a tenth to 0.58, HOME ECONOMICS up 0.05 to 0.38, and BIG SKY down a tick to 0.23. CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT was at […]

  NBC:  AQUARIUS edged up 0.1 to match HANNIBAL’s steady 0.3, after 0.2 for a RUNNING WILD rerun. ABC:  BOSTON EMS dropped 0.2 to 0.4, putting it behind the night’s AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun (but ahead of the BACHELOR IN PARADISE rerun). CBS:  48 HOURS topped the night with 2 episodes at 0.7/0.8, after […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA tripleheader was at 0.51/0.68/1.09.  NBC’s SNL tumbled 0.29 to 0.69.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.17.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was up 0.02 to 0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL dominated Saturday cable at 0.45/0.31/0.27/0.26/0.26.  Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.15.  […]

  NOTE:  Preseason football will again lead to some adjustments in final numbers. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  Airing for the first time since November 10, STATION 19 ticked down to 0.49, and GREY’S ANATOMY slipped 0.02 to 0.49.  A rerun of the COMPANY YOU KEEP pilot was at 0.19. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.35/0.24/0.18. NBC:  LAW & ORDER dipped 0.04 to 0.49, SVU dropped 0.07 to 0.58, and LAW […]

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything changes. Friday Sep 4 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Sep 8 at 1 pm PT (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Sep 5 nationals rescheduled […]

  This is why CBS doesn’t need to change its line-up much for the Fall. FOX:  Although the ratings don’t reflect it, last night’s 2-hour GLEE  included probably the series’ strongest episodes of the season, harking back to the feel of Season 1 (even Lindsay Lohan, in her stunt-casting bit, came off far better than […]