With the spring decline of New Girl‘s ratings, 2 BROKE GIRLS became the only remaining breakout comedy hit of the 2011/12 broadcast season.  The truth is, it’s still not all that good.  Tonight’s season finale, written by co-creator/showrunner Michael Patrick King (the other co-creator, Whitney Cummings, famously had to drop down to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.5, down 0.3 from last week’s final.  In addition, STATION 19 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.76, up a tenth from […]

  Some mild declines. 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. NBC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 led Monday cable with LOVE & HIP-HOP up 0.05 to 1.13, as BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.09 to 1.04. USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.06/1.05/1.03, compared […]

> DreamWorks’ Puss In Boots is opening at a solid #1 but below its forecast.  Paranormal Activity 3 is sporting a 65% decline in its second weekend (just under $20 million for the weekend), but it has nonetheless been upgraded to a $119 million final domestic estimate thanks to solid midweek business.  In Time and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even mighty HBO felt the drain of Memorial Day weekend, as GAME OF THRONES sank by 0.71 to 3.25.  The rest of the line-up fared better, with […]

  The X Factor ended its season with no miraculous ratings recovery. FOX:  Although THE X FACTOR‘s season finale was up 0.5 from last week to 1.7, that number was down a horrific 1.4 from last year’s finale, barely more than half as strong.  With 3 weekly hours of primetime in the balance, FOX has […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE and the rerun of TO TELL THE TRUTH swapped 0.1 in final numbers, with BACHELOR up and TRUTH down.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was again on top of Monday cable at 1.17/1.16/1.15, […]