Saturday, March 30, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending March 27, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending March 27, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending March 20, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending March 20, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Evening News Ratings: 2005

The charts below include the daily and weekly average total viewership & 25-54 viewership for the evening news programs that aired on ABC, CBS, and NBC in 2005. Viewership is provided in millions and P25-54 data is provided in rating/share.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Weekly Nielsen Ratings: 1971-72 TV Season

Below is a collection of scans of the Nielsen pocketpieces covering the the 1971-72 TV season. It features the complete primetime broadcast Nielsen ratings for all programs airing from August 30, 1971 through April 16, 1972. The week of Dec. 20-26, 1971 was a black week and not measured by Nielsen. I do not currently have any scans for the summer portion of the season. The grids report both the "Total Audience" and the "Average Audience" but Average Audience is the standard Nielsen metric that should be used.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending March 3, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending March 3, 2024. 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: Week Ending March 13, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending March 13, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending March 6, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending March 6, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending February 28, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending February 28, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Evening News Ratings: 2004

The charts below include the daily and weekly average total viewership & 25-54 viewership for the evening news programs that aired on ABC, CBS, and NBC in 2004. Viewership is provided in millions and P25-54 data is provided in rating/share.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending February 21, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending February 21, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending February 14, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending February 14, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending February 7, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending February 7, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending January 31, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending January 31, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Evening News Ratings: 2023

The charts below include the daily and weekly average total viewership & 25-54 viewership for the evening news programs that aired on ABC, CBS, and NBC in 2023. Note that both total viewership and 25-54 data are provided in millions.

Friday, March 22, 2024

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending February 25, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending February 25, 2024. 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 February 18, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending February 18, 2024. 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: Week Ending January 24, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending January 24, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending January 17, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending January 17, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending January 10, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending January 10, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending January 3, 1988

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending January 3, 1988. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending December 27, 1987

Note: The December 14-20, 1987 pocketpiece is currently missing.

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending December 27, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending December 13, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending December 13, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending December 6, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending December 6, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending February 11, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending February 11, 2024. 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: 1970-71 TV Season

Below is a collection of scans of the Nielsen pocketpieces covering the the 1970-71 TV season. It features the complete primetime broadcast Nielsen ratings for all programs airing from August 31, 1970 through April 18, 1971. The week of Dec. 21-27, 1970 was a black week and not measured by Nielsen. I do not currently have any scans for the summer portion of the season. The grids report both the "Total Audience" and the "Average Audience" but Average Audience is the standard Nielsen metric that should be used.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending November 29, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending November 29, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending November 22, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending November 22, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending November 15, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending November 15, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending November 8, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending November 8, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending November 1, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending November 1, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Weekly Nielsen Ratings: 1969-70 TV Season

Below is a collection of scans of the Nielsen pocketpieces covering the the 1969-70 TV season. It features the complete primetime broadcast Nielsen ratings for all programs airing from September 1, 1969 through August 23, 1970. The weeks of Dec. 22-28, 1969, Apr. 20-26, 1970, Jun. 22-28, 1970 and Aug. 24-30, 1970 were black weeks and not measured by Nielsen. The grids report both the "Total Audience" and the "Average Audience" but Average Audience is the standard Nielsen metric that should be used.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending October 25, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending October 25, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending October 18, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending October 18, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending October 11, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending October 11, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Nielsen Pocketpiece: Week Ending October 4, 1987

Below is a full Nielsen pocketpiece for the week ending October 4, 1987. The first half of the report includes a full alphabetical list of all programs that aired and their audience composition in VPVHs. To convert VPVHs to ratings, use the Pocketpiece calculator linked in the sidebar. The second half of the report is a grid which organizes the broadcast ratings by date and includes top-level weekly data for basic cable, superstations, PBS, independents, and pay cable.

Top Streaming (SVOD) Ratings: Week Ending February 4, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending February 4, 2024. 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 January 28, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending January 28, 2024. 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 January 21, 2024

Below are the weekly streaming/video-on-demand (SVOD) ratings for the week ending January 21, 2024. 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.