Nielsen Pocketpiece: January 1954 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of January 1954. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the 2 weeks ending January 23, 1954. Unfortunately, the only records I've been able to find of Pocketpieces from prior to November 1954 exist on Microfilm, so the quality of the scans is not as good as in the later years. This was the best quality, highest-resolution quality scan I was able to get, so anything that is not legible here was also not legible through the microfilm reader. 

Nielsen Pocketpiece: January 1982 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of January 1982. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending January 17, 1982 and January 24, 1982. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: January 1982 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of January 1982. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending January 3, 1982 and January 10, 1982. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report: December 21 - 27, 1981

Below is a Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report (FWH) covering the week between the 2nd December 1981 and 1st January 1982 Pocketpiece. Nielsen's Pocketpiece reports only covered 48 weeks out of the year, so there are 4 weeks in which only the FWH report was released. They include an alphabetical list of most programs that aired and and their HH rating information.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: December 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of December 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending December 13, 1981 and December 20, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: December 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of December 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending November 29, 1981 and December 6, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup Final Historical Ratings

UPDATED AUG 2023

Below are the available Nielsen ratings for U.S. telecasts of both the Men's and Women's FIFA World Cup. The 1966 World Cup was not only the first World Cup to be aired in the U.S. (albeit on a 2-hour tape delay using the BBC feed), it was also the first full length soccer game to ever be aired on U.S. television. In 1970, ABC aired the World Cup Final on Christmas as part of its "Wide World of Sports" program, 6 months after it actually played. I currently don't have data for those 2 games, but hopefully they will be available once the Nielsen Pocketpieces for those years are acquired and scanned.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: November 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of November 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending November 15, 1981 and November 22, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: November 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of November 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending November 1, 1981 and November 8, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending June 25, 2023

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending June 25, 2023. The chart below includes the top 10 original programs, top 10 movies, and top 10 acquired programs from Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ measured on total minutes of watch-time. The data represents only viewing within the U.S. and comes from Nielsen Media Research.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: October 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of October 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending October 18, 1981 and October 25, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day. Note: the first page of this report is mislabeled as being for the 2 weeks ending November 1, 1981. This is actually for the 2 weeks ending October 25, 1981.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: October 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of October 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending October 4, 1981 and October 11, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: September 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of September 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending September 20, 1981 and September 27, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: September 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of September 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending September 6, 1981 and September 13, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending June 18, 2023

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending June 18, 2023. The chart below includes the top 10 original programs, top 10 movies, and top 10 acquired programs from Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ measured on total minutes of watch-time. The data represents only viewing within the U.S. and comes from Nielsen Media Research.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: August 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of August 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending August 16, 1981 and August 23, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: August 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of August 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending August 2, 1981 and August 9, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: July 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of July 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending July 19, 1981 and July 26, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: July 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of July 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending July 5, 1981 and July 12, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report: June 22 - 28, 1981

Below is a Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report (FWH) covering the week between the 2nd June 1981 and 1st July 1981 Pocketpiece. Nielsen's Pocketpiece reports only covered 48 weeks out of the year, so there are 4 weeks in which only the FWH report was released. They include an alphabetical list of most programs that aired and and their HH rating information.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: June 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of June 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending June 14, 1981 and June 21, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: June 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of June 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending May 31, 1981 and June 7, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: May 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of May 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending May 17, 1981 and May 24, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: May 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of May 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending May 3, 1981 and May 10, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending June 11, 2023

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending June 11, 2023. The chart below includes the top 10 original programs, top 10 movies, and top 10 acquired programs from Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ measured on total minutes of watch-time. The data represents only viewing within the U.S. and comes from Nielsen Media Research.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending June 4, 2023

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending June 4, 2023. The chart below includes the top 10 original programs, top 10 movies, and top 10 acquired programs from Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ measured on total minutes of watch-time. The data represents only viewing within the U.S. and comes from Nielsen Media Research.

Weekly Nielsen Ratings: 1979-80 TV Season (UPDATED)

Below are the full weekly primetime Nielsen ratings results for the 1979-80 television season. Data comes from the Nielsen pocketpieces which were very graciously transcribed by an anonymous contributor. There are tabs available for each of the season's 52 weeks with the Household rating, share, and impressions available for every primetime program that aired.

This article previously only consisted of Newspaper scans to tell the story of this season's ratings, and those scans are still provided at the bottom of this article in case people want to see them. In some cases, the data in the Newspapers will slightly differ from the ratings in the pocketpiece  because the newspaper data is based off of Fast National data while the pocketpieces are from finalized data. The pocketpiece data should be considered more accurate and the raw scans of them are all available under the "Pocketpiece" tab.

Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report: April 20 - 26, 1981

Below is a Nielsen Fast Weekly Household Report (FWH) covering the week between the 2nd April 1981 and 1st May 1981 Pocketpiece. Nielsen's Pocketpiece reports only covered 48 weeks out of the year, so there are 4 weeks in which only the FWH report was released. They include an alphabetical list of most programs that aired and and their HH rating information.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: April 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of April 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending April 12, 1981 and April 19, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: April 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of April 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending March 29, 1981 and April 5, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Where to Find Nielsen Data in a Post-ShowBuzzDaily World

As ShowBuzzDaily unfortunately ceased operations last week, the question on everyone's (who cares about TV ratings) mind is where they'll be able to find this data going forward. Luckily, the vast majority of that data will still be available, but with some caveats:

• Daily broadcast finals will continue to be posted each day at SpoilerTV. Currently the only demos provided are P18-49 & P2+, but when the new broadcast season begins in the fall, P18-34 and P25-54 should also start to be provided.

• Daily top 150 cable originals will continue to be posted at SpoilerTV; however, the data will only be provided at a weekly cadence on Tuesdays (barring any U.S. holidays). On Tuesdays, all of the charts for the previous week will be populated with top 150 originals.

• Skedball data will be provided weekly at Sports Media Watch in some format or another on Tuesdays. Sports data is also available at SpoilerTV in their Weekly Top 200 Sports post.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: July 1953 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of July 1953. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the 2 weeks ending July 25, 1953. Unfortunately, the only records I've been able to find of Pocketpieces from prior to November 1954 exist on Microfilm, so the quality of the scans is not as good as in the later years. This was the best quality, highest-resolution quality scan I was able to get, so anything that is not legible here was also not legible through the microfilm reader. 

Nielsen Pocketpiece: March 1981 - 2nd Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 2nd half of March 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending March 15, 1981 and March 22, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: March 1981 - 1st Report

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece covering the 1st half of March 1981. It features the complete Nielsen ratings for all television programs airing in the weeks ending March 1, 1981 and March 8, 1981. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their two-week average HH rating/impression. The second half of the report provides HH ratings information for individual telecasts each day.