NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK, MACGYVER and WWE SMACKDOWN. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.49/0.33/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.42/0.34/0.24. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.31. On VH1, RUPAUL’S […]
Just a dash of original programming. NOTE: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). More […]
Some shows said farewell to their seasons more effectively than others. ABC: SCANDAL had its biggest season finale to date, up 0.4 from last week to 3.4 and (with Big Bang Theory in reruns) easily the highest-rated show of the night. It towered over lead-in GREY’S ANATOMY, which fell 0.1 to 2.5 after an […]
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Saturday, 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 UPDATE: THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost 0.1 in final numbers to 2.0. With quarter-hour info, the spread between the end of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (which gained 0.1 in adjusted numbers) and LAURA also got starker: a 1.1 gap between the 2.9 NBC had at 9:45PM and the 1.8 still watching LAURA at 10:30PM. Of […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK slipped 0.02 to 0.48, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.30. CBS: A pair of GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS specials was at 0.20/0.18. A BLUE BLOODS rerun ended the night at 0.24. NBC: A run of the movie SING (tying in with the sequel’s release this week) was at 0.39, […]
NETWORK FINALS: EMERGENCY CALL lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN didn’t have to share MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with ABC this week, so ESPN-to-ESPN, the rating was up a huge 1.90 to 4.60, although the games were only […]
Audiences sank Universal’s Battleship. OPENINGS: There’s no way to spin the arrival of BATTLESHIP (Universal) as anything other than a horribly expensive flop. Its $9M opening day is even less than the infamous John Carter‘s $9.8M, and it may not have the 3x weekend multiple that got Carter to a $30M weekend. Battleship […]