AFTERNOON UPDATE: As usual, AMERICAN IDOL went up 0.1 in final numbers. Also slightly up: MODERN FAMILY and SUBURGATORY. But MIXOLOGY fell another 0.1, hurting its chances for survival. The CSI rerun also slipped 0.1. WEDNESDAY CABLE: Glass half full: DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) was up 0.6 from last week to 2.5 for its season […]
THE CARMICHAEL SHOW had a steady end. 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 […]
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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE FLASH and BEYOND THE TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE REAL O’NEALS lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Spring cable (on non-GAME OF THRONES nights) continues to be dominated by the NBA PLAYOFFS, last night […]
NETWORK FINALS: CBS’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 9.4. Elsewhere, the rerun of LETHAL WEAPON was adjusted to reflect the afternoon NFL overrun, and fell 0.4 to 1.2. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL coverage had the Top 2 slots […]
UTOPIA: Tuesday 8PM and Friday 9PM on FOX THE FACTS: Based on a Dutch format and produced by unscripted specialist John de Mol, UTOPIA is a reality show that puts 15 people into an isolated area for an entire year and forces them to make up their own rules for their new “civilization.” Viewers […]
The other notable story of the day was contained in Netflix’s 1st Quarter 2013 financial report, which showed that the company grew by 3 million subscribers during that period (2M in the US and 1M more internationally). That gives the company 29.2M US streaming subscribers, plus 7.1M overseas. (DVD subscribers are shrinking, but that’s […]
>With five nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday-Sunday’s official ratings and Monday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings are measured locally in each of the 214 television markets across the country. Monday night helped CBS get back in the game […]