Everyone knows that the shine of a post-Olympics “preview” berth doesn’t last long–just ask 2012’s Go On and Animal Practice.  But it’s at least supposed to provide a new show with a strong sampling.  Ironically, last night’s WINTER OLYMPICS ratings were so disastrous (2.6 in preliminary numbers–see Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details)  that ABOUT A […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 10 through Sunday April 16, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year […]

> WHERE WE WERE:  Contra Security, a wacky high-tech firm run by the extravagantly enigmatic Oz (Christian Slater).  Contra tests the security measures of its clients by cracking them wide open, staging mock break-ins, robberies, and similar hijinks.  Its roster of idiosyncratic experts include hacker Cameron (Bret Harrison), gadget guy Cash (Alphonso McAuley) and, for […]

  Thanks mostly to last night’s ACADEMY AWARDS, ABC enjoyed one of its very few weekly wins of the season.  The network was at 3.34 last week, up a huge 2.23 from the week before, while NBC was at 1.79 (down a massive 2.44 with the end of the Olympics), CBS averaged 1.69 (up 0.55 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30. NBC:  After […]

> A movie called JOHN CARTER opened a few days ago.  It cost a few bucks, and as you may have heard, didn’t make as much money as its studio, Disney, would have liked.  Notwithstanding the supposed mandate from Disney CEO Bob Iger that blame not be targeted at any individual for the failure, twin […]

  OPENINGS:  NEED FOR SPEED (DreamWorks/Disney) won Friday with $6.6M (which includes $1.1M from Thursday night), but it’s destined to come in 2d or even 3rd for the weekend, probably under $20M.  At a $175M cost (including worldwide marketing), $50M in the US will barely make a dent, meaning that the movie will need to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.49.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.31.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.96.  On ESPN, FORMULA 1 was at 0.30, and COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.22/0.15/0.14/0.12.  Fox Sports 1’s MLB game was at 0.11.  On […]