BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.35.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.24, and a NASCAR race was at 0.15.  ESPNs UFC FIGHT NIGHT was also at 0.24 with PRELIMS at 0.15.  Reeiz’s ON PATROL rose 0.05 to 0.24.  On Food Network, […]

    Don’t Miss SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Exclusive Monday and Tuesday Fall TV Ratings Predictions! Last night, House left the building. FOX:  The series finale of HOUSE had a respectable 2.9 rating, up a strong 0.7 from last week, but not even close to its season high, let alone the numbers from prior years.  It was preceded […]

  Airing a regular line-up on July 4th didn’t work out well for CBS. 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 […]

  The aftereffects of Sandy are still being felt at the TV networks, where schedules over the next several days have undergone several last-minute changes. Tonight, both ABC and NBC will preempt their 10PM programming for storm specials.  (This was going to be an odd night for NBC anyway, since a 2-hour THE VOICE was pushing GO ON and THE […]

> The first substantial buy of the Toronto Film Festival (Shame had sold first, but for art film prices) turned out to be Salmon Fishing In the Yemen, a modestly engaging romantic comedy from Lasse Hallstrom.  Hallstrom has made a career out of “modestly engaging,” following his early distinction with My Life As a Dog […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We found itself at the top of Friday cable with MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT, even though it slipped 0.02 to 0.56, with lead-out DR MIAMI at […]

  The absence of Grimm didn’t help its competition. ABC:  The network swan song of HAPPY ENDINGS was technically up, but when you’re comparing 0.8/0.7 to 0.6/0.6, it doesn’t matter much.  SHARK TANK was down 0.3 to 1.7, although it still dominated at 9PM. 20/20, though, was up a healthy 0.4 to 1.6, an easy winner […]

  NOTE:  News preemptions related to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg may lead to more than typical adjustments in finals. 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+ […]