It was quite the 10PM hour on broadcast TV last night, as both NBC and ABC aired episodes largely revolving around their shows’ cancer patients. NBC:  PARENTHOOD scored a convincing win in the hour, matching its season high 2.0 with about the most wrenching “holiday” episode you’ll ever see on network TV. That beat CBS […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  FOX may be in 4th place for the season, but it has the hot hand right now, with Spring blockbuster Empire and surprise success The Last Man On Earth livening up its season.  It’s trying to build on those with an aggressive Fall schedule (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1, while the reruns of THE FLASH and NCIS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA had two of the top three shows on Tuesday cable, with WWE SMACKDOWN down 0.07 to 0.91, […]

> After 3 years of the morass that was Laurence Fishburne’s tenure, the original CSI:  CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, now with a new Wednesday 10PM timeslot, may have recaptured some of its old mojo.  The potential hero of the tale is Ted Danson, newly installed as D.B. Russell, head of the squad after Fishburne’s execution of […]

    BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE returned for the first time since Summer 2019, and it was at 0.93 compared to 1.3 for its last premiere.  The finale of CELEBRITY DATING GAME was at 0.40. CBS:  Reruns, led by THE NEIGHBORHOOD at 0.37. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR ticked down to 0.52, and THE […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 39: September 19-25, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE was down a tenth to 0.77 compared to last week’s 2-hour episode. CBS:  FBI dipped 0.04 to 0.68, FBI INTERNATIONAL switched into the 9PM slot and lost 0.07 to 0.52, and FBI MOST WANTED dropped 0.12 to 0.54. NBC:  THE VOICE was down 0.14 from last […]