>CBS promoted an incredible 18 different programs inside 60 Minutes Sunday night, with an average 15 seconds per promo.  With Andy Rooney out of the program, the network has more promo time in the hour until they reformat the show.  But instead of using the time to run some high-impact, longer-length spots, CBS continues to […]

  Another network premiere with little promise. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.4 and GOD FRIENDED ME was down 0.1.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 and FAMILY GUY gained the same.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.5, down 0.9 from last week’s final.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  Another little-watched summer Friday. 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 the chart. CBS:  After […]

  KILLER WOMEN:  Tuesday 10PM on ABC – Worth A Look KILLER WOMEN can’t keep up the pace of its Kill Bill-inflected opening, but it’s a fun ride nonetheless.  The premise, adapted from an Argentine format (one of the producers is Sofia Vergara) by US series developer Hannah Shakespeare, is straightforwardly procedural:  Molly Parker (Tricia […]

It was another big night for the NBA and in this case ESPN as the scene shifted back to the Eastern Conference Finals.  A mammoth 4.8 rating with Adults 18-49 (and 11.1 million viewers 2+) watched LeBron James carry the Miami Heat on his back to tie the series 3-3, forcing a Game 7 Saturday […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE and the SVU rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Note: Special (S) and Repeat (R) indicators for broadcast programs now added to this chart.     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note:  WGN listed […]

Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall. ABC:  Three of the night’s shows returned with their first fresh episodes in a month, and as is increasingly the case, the long […]