NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun of THE VOICE lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the primetime rerun SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was down 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up a […]

  NBC’s trailers for its fall series continue.  Next up:  the sitcom WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, featuring Mike O’Malley and Mary McCormick as a couple whose teen daughter falls in love with (and gets pregnant by) the valedictorian son of a Latino family, forcing them to all get to know each other. NBC’s journey down […]

> FOX has added its season finales to the pile, which include an evening-long farewell to HOUSE.  Here’s the schedule: Tuesday April 17 9:30PM:  RAISING HOPE (Note:  after Hope‘s season finale, BREAKING IN will take over its timeslot for 3 weeks, although Breaking will still have a few unaired episodes after that, which will probably […]

  THE GUARD – Worth A Ticket:  The Art of Performance, Crispy and Well-Done   I don’t know that there’s an actor in movies today more fun to watch than Brendan Gleeson.  Gleeson is probably best known for playing Mad-Eye Moody in several of the Harry Potter movies, but he’s been giving sensational performances since […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable, with Cleveland vs. Boston at 0.87, and Houston vs. Clippers at 0.70.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.04 […]

  A steady summer Tuesday. 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 and comparisons follow the chart. […]

  The Chinese water torture that has been NBC’s announcement of its renewals and pick-ups continues with the glad tidings that PARKS & RECREATION has at long last received its (albeit 13-episode) order, as well as news that UP ALL NIGHT has survived to see another season.  The latter, while not a sure thing, isn’t […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a pre-emption week, THE CONNERS gained 0.06 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS was steady at 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY dipped 0.04 to 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.07 to 0.34.  BIG SKY lost 0.03 to 0.24. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.70, and THE AMAZING RACE was up 0.03 to […]