> Justice was swift for the worst new show of the season. ABC:  WORK IT debuted with a lousy 2.0 on its quick journey to the TV boneyard.  In fairness, LAST MAN STANDING‘s 2.4 gave it a much weaker lead-in than the 3.0 the show was able to provide for MAN UP‘s 2.4 debut in […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY dipped 0.05 from last week’s premiere to 0.68.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.03 to 0.61, BLACK-ISH fell 0.12 to 0.41, and QUEENS was down 0.02 to 0.26. CBS:  FBI ticked down to 0.75, FBI: INTERNATIONAL also lost a tick to 0.55, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.03 to […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  The Top 40 chart is being posted initially in preliminary form, and the full version will be added later today. NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN coverage on FOX adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers to 0.6.  Elsewhere, both the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun and DATELINE received an extra 0.1, but THE MESSENGERS and […]

  Reruns on some networks didn’t help the others. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

  After announcing its competition titles yesterday, today the Sundance Film Festival continued its gradual release of the 2013  line-up with most of its remaining films, leaving only the highest-profile Premieres for Monday.  Among the instantly promising: MUD:  The latest film by Jeff Nichols, who gave us Take Shelter last time out.  Mud has already […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals). A very quiet week ending the day before Labor Day, with all four broadcast networks averaging around a 1.0 or 1.1 adult 18-49 rating for the week in prime time.  Collectively, the four networks are […]

>NBC had a terrific Monday after the Super Bowl, taking full advantage of the most-watched program in TV history to establish The Voice on its new night and deliver a solid opening for Smash.  However, there was significant tune-out over the course of the new Broadway drama, suggesting the audience for the show might settle […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 bumps for DANCING WITH THE STARS, MIKE & MOLLY, and STALKER in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA (VH1) topped Monday cable, up 0.12 from last week to 1.55, with its AFTERPARTY lead-out down 0.06 to 0.98.  The 3 hours of WWE on USA were at 1.35-1.29, up […]