NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday with a 0.11 hike from last week to 1.23.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.97 (Cleveland vs. New Orleans)/0.46 (Brooklyn vs. NY).  TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.9 to 8.5.  On CBS, where the schedule slid 50 minutes due to afternoon football overrun, BIG BROTHER gained 0.3 to 2.5.  The MISS AMERICA PAGEANT grew 0.2 to 1.7, and the COUNTDOWN special that preceded it was up 0.1 to 0.7. THE STRAIN (FX) topped SUNDAY CABLE, […]

The College Football Playoff Semifinal games on New Year’s Eve provided some welcome news for ESPN and Disney, with both games up versus last year’s low levels (especially the afternoon window which was up +23% from last year).  The 19.3 million viewers 2+ for the 3:12 pm game (Alabama def. Washington 24-7) includes 18.4 million in […]

  Just about everything bounced back from last week’s airings against World Series Game 6. 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 […]

  Yesterday ABC announced a full-season order for NASHVILLE, adding the usual back 9 to its initial 13 episodes.  The show’s ratings haven’t been great, hovering in the 1.8-2.0 neighborhood in recent weeks, but that’s been enough for 2d place in the hour (except last week, when Chicago Fire received a boost from a massive […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Nothing moved by more than 0.1 from this morning, although there were a few shifts that accomplished points of pride.  Thanks to the last-minute lift, NASHVILLE avoided its low with 1.3, while an upward move for AMERICAN IDOL (2.7) and a downward one for SURVIVOR (2.4) widened their gap to 0.3.  However, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers. In addition,  GENIUS JR flip-flopped its hours from 0.6/0.5 to 0.5/0.6.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was steady at 0.85, with INTO THE BADLANDS up 0.06 to 0.39, […]

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #20 of 2013 looks like $145 million for the top 12 films, somewhat above the same weekend last year but slightly below the four-year average for the weekend.  Star Trek Into Darkness opened at #1 for the weekend but is performing well below our expectations. Opening at 3,762 theaters Thursday, Star […]