A rough night for most of 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 follows […]

  BIG BROTHER had no trouble blowing away a night filled with reruns. 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 […]

> Each Friday we will take a look at who has something big riding on the upcoming weekend.  It could be an actor, a director, a studio executive, a marketing team, or even a studio itself.  Today in this inaugural edition of Careers at Stake we examine Russell Brand, who is being asked to open […]

  THE INBETWEEN’s ratings lived up to its title. 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:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.04 to 0.41, THE CHASE was up 0.03 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was steady at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.76, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.05 to 0.34. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.29. CW:  After a rerun […]

> BEST FRIENDS FOREVER:  Premieres Wednesday 8:30PM on NBC – If Nothing Else Is On… NBC isn’t exactly swinging for the multigender fences with BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, the newest entry into the deathtrap known as the network’s Wednesday night schedule.  The term “chick show” is rightly viewed as perjorative, but it’s hard to avoid when […]

  CBS’s experiment with a May sweeps miniseries didn’t start well. 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 […]

> For anyone attending the Toronto International Film Festival that begins in just over 2 weeks, today was a crucial day:  the release of the Festival schedule.  (TIFF also announced some not-shabby final additions to its roster of titles, including Gus Van Sant’s Restless and Jonathan Demme’s third and latest Neil Young documentary.)   Now […]