NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With a few exceptions noted in the text, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago due to the rampant July 4th preemptions last Wednesday.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Now that the NFL adjustments are in, we can see more clearly how the networks’ regular programming fared last night: ABC:  The season finale of THE GONG SHOW was steady at 0.4.  A special episode of TAKE TWO was abysmal at 0.2, and the regular 10PM airing held the […]

  The night’s brightest sign of life was for a summer premiere. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s high-profile premieres were both at the level of “OK.”  Syfy’s HAPPY opened at 0.40, a solid number for that network.  On History, KNIGHTFALL started […]

  Another quiet, low-rated Friday. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  This […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On ABC, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of NOTORIOUS, which fell to an even more dismal 1.1.  Both SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE rose 0.1 for NBC.  CBS’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, 0.7 higher than last week’s game.  Both of CW’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were plenty of adjustments at CBS due to the THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts. Although THE BIG BANG THEORY kept its morning rating, THE GREAT INDOORS, MOM and LIFE IN PIECES all dropped 0.1, and things got ugly for PURE GENIUS, which fell 0.2 to a dismal premiere […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, THE VOICE, the WEAKEST LINK rerun and FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.05 to 0.57, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Cable news was […]