A strong week for network television continues. ABC:  A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, from way back in 1965, was up a bit from last year to 2.8, enough to tie for the lead in its hour.  That helped the 9PM hour, where MODERN FAMILY was up 0.1 to 4.7, and SUBURGATORY was up 0.2 to 2.6.  […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals). Weekly Rating Apr 1-7 18-49 Rating vs Last Year CBS 2.68 -4% Up from 2.25 last week NBC 1.67 +7% Up slightly from 1.64 last week FOX 1.64 -27% Up slightly from 1.61 last week […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2019 dollars for films released in late 2018. We will continue to track the 2018 slates until late February, when we will switch to tracking the 2019 slates. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, […]

  The broadcast season didn’t go out with a bang. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was on top at 1.83.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.13/1.08/1.03 compared to last week’s 1.09/1.09/0.97, and NINJA VS NINJA was up 0.06 to […]

  The day’s top 25 cable originals are listed below (actually reaching #134 on the night’s overall cable list, if reruns were included), with some context and analysis under that.  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  The football adjustments didn’t affect NBC’s numbers, but all of ABC’s shows lost 0.1 in the final count.    Football trumped sharks […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL HALL OF FAME GAME adjusted up 0.1 to 1.5 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither the NFL nor SHARK WEEK could stop TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER, on top of Thursday cable albeit down 0.07 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.03 to 0.49, and THE WONDER YEARS lost 0.03 to 0.31.  After a rerun of THE CONNERS at 0.26, HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.02 to 0.28.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was down 0.03 to 0.26. CBS:  SURVIVOR rose 0.07 to 0.86, and BEYOND THE EDGE was down 0.02 […]