> PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 continues Paramount’s license to print money–it’ll soon be in profit even with worldwide marketing costs calculated in.  Yesterday will probably prove to be by far the biggest day of its front-loaded run, but at those prices, who cares? Sometimes it’s not about the marketing–it’s about the movie.  It would be difficult, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.07 to 0.36, followed by the return of MILLION DOLLAR LISTING at 0.28.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.62.  In addition, 48 HOURS adjusted up to the next tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had Saturday cable’s Top 3 slots with an NBA game at 0.38, and UFC coverage at 0.36/0.30.  CNN’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of reruns at 0.46/0.39 for holiday specials, 0.28/0.21 for sitcoms, and 0.17 for THE CHASE. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.91, TOUGH AS NAILS was steady at 0.38, and the season finale of CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.37. NBC:  The CHICAGO shows aired fresh episodes for the […]

> An interesting story in today’s Los Angeles Times online looks at the business of making comedies these days.  The article points out that while DVD revenue has collapsed for the comedy genre (all genres are down but comedies seem hit especially hard), digital distribution of comedies (video on demand and via devices such as […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE RESIDENT, PRODIGAL SON, TO TELL THE TRUTH, MIXED-ISH, and the rerun of FBI: MOST WANTED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.57.  Cable news was led […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, adjustments reflecting CBS’s NFL preemptions lowered its ratings across the board in finals:  THE BIG BANG THEORY by 0.2 to 3.8, LIFE IN PIECES by 0.5 to 1.9, MOM by 0.4 to 1.6, 2 BROKE GIRLS by 0.4 to 1.5, and ELEMENTARY by 0.3 to 1.0.  Elsewhere, MICHAEL BUBLE’S […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same calendar weekend last year. Golf PGA: The Masters (Augusta, […]