BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.33/0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.28/0.24/0.22. NBC:  After a rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR at 0.25, DATELINE was at 0.29. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.02 to 0.47. CW:  A rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US at 0.11 was followed by a new DYNASTY at 0.05. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS gained 0.04 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s mighty 90 DAY FIANCE franchise dominated Monday cable at 0.82/0.52/0.49, compared to last week’s 0.85/0.58/0.56.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK dropped 0.08 to 0.55.  USA’s WWE telecast […]

  NBC’s procedurals may have taken too long a spring break. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The ONCE UPON A TIME season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers (as did AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS), but the REVENGE finale dropped 0.1.  On FOX, AMERICAN DAD was up 0.1 but COSMOS lost 0.1. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCA) stayed at 0.2, and the season premiere of IN THE FLESH that […]

  There are 4 ways an Oscar night can be memorable: A Great Host:  Seth MacFarlane was bad–maybe not James Franco bad, but bad.  The ways he was bad, though, weren’t in any way unexpected.  Meta-gags and courting offensiveness are the things that have made him very, very rich.  When you hire Seth MacFarlane, you’re […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is now +10% above last year and still +14% above the average for this point […]

  A largely steady night. 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. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.89 (Lakers vs. Milwaukee)/0.55 (Portland vs. Toronto).  A&E’s LIVE PD slipped 0.02 to 0.60, with the lead-in clip show at 0.31.  […]