Taking a rare political stand, Nielsen has come out against a bid by the Donald Trump administration to add a citizenship requirement to the 2020 census. The measurement firm maintains that such a stipulation would suppress participation in the census, leading to a “significant undercount,” in the words of CEO David Ke…

Easter Sunday, with its traditional lower HUT and PUT levels, saw CBS' 60 Minutes (0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 8.31 million viewers) leading the broadcast primetime field in overall audience, while Disney Night on ABC's American Idol (1.2, 6.42M) topped Sunday in the demo.

CBS' Motown 60: A Grammy Celeb…

TV ratings are not the Bible, but once again, the “Last” came first on Friday night, as Fox’s Last Man Standing returned with its first new episode since last month to reclaim its throne atop the evening.

The comedy scored an 0.8/5 and 4.73 million audience to win the night’s demo wars. It now needs to rebuild momentum…

CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 11.17 million viewers) was Thursday’s night’s top show in both metrics, but it continues to soften as it approaches its series finale, clocking a new series low in the demo and season low in total viewers.

Mom (1.0, 6.62M) also found a new demo low…

CBS' Survivor: Edge of Extinction (1.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 7.83 million viewers) continued to grow, topping Wednesday in all metrics and hitting a season high in total viewers.

The network’s Season 31 launch of The Amazing Race (1.2, 7.83M) took 9 PM across the board, climbing 50% versus Million Dol…

Good start for ABC's Bless This Mess (0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 4.69 million total viewers), which built on its Black-ish lead-in (0.8, 3.52M) Tuesday – something slot predecessor Splitting Up Together had not managed this season or last.

Bless This Mess' demo rating climbed 50% compared to the prior…

Bernie Sanders’ foray to Fox News Channel for a town hall with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum was the most watched town hall of this election season to date.

Sanders clocked nearly 2.6 million viewers from 6:30-7:30 PM Monday; that includes 489,000 in the 25-54 news demographic. Sanders logged the highest rated weekda…

NBC's The Voice (1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 7.59 million viewers) grew week to week in the demo, and topped Monday night’s primetime in both metrics.

Airing opposite NBC's singing competition, ABC's American Idol (1.2, 7.05M) grew for a second straight week in total viewers, gaining about 600,000…

The end of the penultimate season of Game of Thrones was the best the HBO blockbuster had ever done with viewers, but last night’s final season opener just put that record on ice.

Back almost two years after Season 7 premiered, Sunday’s “Winterfell” Season 8 debut snared 17.4 million viewers for the premium cabler on-a…

Airing in the teeth of HBO's 9 PM final Game of Thrones season opener,  broadcast networks had a remarkably steady Sunday.

Ratings for HBO’s final-season starter won’t be in until Tuesday, but CBS’ Game of Thrones nodding 60 Minutes (0.9 demo rating, 8.537 million viewers) was Sunday’s most watched broadcast show.

Mean…

The return of Game of Thrones for its final season was the big-ticket last night, but the comeback of Tiger Woods on Sunday morning at the Masters tournament was truly historic and a rating winner for CBS.

Starting much earlier than usual due to weather concerns, the final round of the Augusta, Georgia-held snagged a…

#BTSxSNL was trending big Saturday night during the K-pop band’s debut on Saturday Night Live. But that did not translate to TV ratings. The April 13 telecast of Saturday Night Live, with host Emma Stone and musical guest BTS, averaged a 3.9 Live+Same Day household rating in the metered markets, and a 1.5 adults 18-49…