NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 and the reruns of MACGYVER and RIVERDALE lost the same in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD stayed at the top of Friday cable, despite a 0.08 drop to […]

  The Sked’s State of the Network Reports:  NBC, CBS and ABC We already know quite a bit about the 2013-14 FOX network schedule, because it’s going to be very similar to this season’s.  FOX has already renewed its Sunday animation block, Bones, The Following, Raising Hope, New Girl, The Mindy Project, X-Factor, American Idol–and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10PM I FEEL BAD and the rerun SEAL TEAM lost the same.  (Note:  I FEEL BAD was down to 0.7 by 10:45PM.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

>This weekend is all about Twilight Breaking Dawn, which will be huge.  But Happy Feet Two should manage an opening that would look stellar on any other recent weekend.  Overall box office this weekend should be up 33% from the same weekend last year.         Opening at more than 4,100 theaters in North […]

  BBCAmerica has renewed its first original scripted drama COPPER for a 2d 13-episode season in 2013.  The network claims a total audience of 1M+ per episode, but that must count multiple airings and other platforms, since its most recent episode had about half a million viewers in its initial airing.  As a period piece, […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, SURVIVOR, SVU and CHICAGO PD all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH lost the same. There was no change for the CW shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The baseball National League WILD CARD GAME again showed strength after Tuesday’s […]

  Perhaps the networks should consider combining Monday’s two successful shows for a dating series that takes place under a giant glass–wait, that’s what reality television is already. CBS:  One of the largest-scale episodes of UNDER THE DOME since the pilot stayed essentially steady, down 0.1 to 2.7 and the highest-rated show of the night.  […]

  Small shifts. 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 analysis and comparisons follow the chart. […]