NETWORK FINALS:  DECEPTION fell 0.1 in final numbers, while AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and both the new and rerun episodes of BOB’S BURGERS gained the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD stabilized from last week’s free-fall, down 0.06 to […]

  Our journey through the fall primetime schedule–and by “our,” I mean former head of NBC Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, former head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and myself–takes us to what may be the most competitive night of the new season:  Wednesdays.  (You can find our predictions here for Monday and Tuesday.)   Our […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ended up at 5.1, down 1.6 from last week’s game.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES adjusted to 2.0, GOD FRIENDED ME lost 0.2 to 0.8, and MADAM SECRETARY was at 0.4.  In addition, BLESS THE HARTS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official […]

Weekend #3 of 2015 is looking like $134 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up from the norm for this weekend but down from the same weekend last year. Opening at around 3,200 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the last two years), American Sniper from Warner Brothers should average a solid $8,800 per theater for the […]

  It really was the interview of the year. 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 […]

    BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.13 to 0.69, and THE PARENT TEST gained 0.07 to 0.39.  Returning from a week off, THE CHASE ticked down to 0.26. CBS:  Back from 2 weeks of reruns, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.62, GHOSTS climbed 0.05 to 0.62, the just-renewed SO HELP ME TODD rose […]

  GAME OF SILENCE had a quiet start. 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 […]

A dull night on the networks. 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 […]