NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from Friday’s preliminary ratings was a 0.1 dip for the 8:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY on CW. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s NBA BASKETBALL coverage took over the top 2 cable […]

  The WEIRD LONERS are likely to stay that way, although there was enough bad news for all the networks last night. 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 […]

>HAPPY THANKSGIVING! The November sweep ended with a thud Wednesday — the night before Thanksgiving is always a tough night to program as viewers are distracted with feast preparations, travel, and other changes to the weekly routine.  Three networks managed year to year increases on this tough night (although still at depressed levels), while NBC […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

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  Monday’s new hits are starting to drop. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Monday, 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 […]

  There are 4 ways an Oscar night can be memorable: A Great Host:  Seth MacFarlane was bad–maybe not James Franco bad, but bad.  The ways he was bad, though, weren’t in any way unexpected.  Meta-gags and courting offensiveness are the things that have made him very, very rich.  When you hire Seth MacFarlane, you’re […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SINGLE PARENTS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, down 0.12 to 0.51, with lead-in RIDICULOUSNESS. at 0.22 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW edged up 0.02 […]