BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.54, GREY’S ANATOMY fell a tenth to 0.51, and BIG SKY was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  The primetime hours of the NCAA TOURNAMENT were at 1.35/1.05/0.83.  That was higher than Night 1 of the 2021 Tournament, although that was a Friday. NBC:  LAW & ORDER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.11 to 0.85, with a lead-out special at 0.57.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]

  The EMMY AWARDS ratings were even worse than they look. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.80.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.38.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked up to 0.06.  In late night, NBC’s SNL rose 0.14 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the HEISMAN TROPHY CEREMONY was at 0.41, an NCAA CHAMPIONS special […]

  Once again, CW demonstrated that it operates under different economics than the other broadcast networks.  Much of its revenue comes from episodes streamed online via Netflix and Hulu, which makes sometimes puny on-air ratings acceptable.  Also, virtually everything it airs is produced by one of its in-house studios, Warner Bros Television or CBS Television […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9:30PM PEAKING all dropped 0.1 in final numbers, which in the case of the latter pushed it to a 0.0 rating, something not seen very often.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, even down 0.14 from last week to 0.81, while lead-out SHOOTER fell 0.11 from last week’s premiere to 0.39, a number that was […]

    Watch it at home.   The genial PAUL really only has one joke–luckily it’s a pretty good one: what if ET had the persona of Seth Rogen? While Paul isn’t the first alien to crack jokes (remember Alf?), Rogen’s voice gives the guy a little slacker/stoner kick. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are […]