> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE WALL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was at the top of cable on Friday, but this time it was CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 in the lead at 0.28/0.38/1.7M, with Fox […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 14 and Sunday November 15, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL and college football weekend or the same calendar weekend […]

  To the extent one can be disappointed by the boxoffice of a movie that’s cruised to $211.8M in 6 days, Wednesday was an off day for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.  Batman declined a fairly tough 23% yesterday for a $13.8M day.  That was about mid-range in terms of the results for the day’s Top […]

    SUPERGIRL hit the skies running. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.38/0.30/0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.27/0.24/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.07 to 0.74, and PASSWORD premiered at 0.48. FOX:  Reruns at 0.17/0.15. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.04. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP was at 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE lost 0.03 to 0.20, and INFIEL ticked down to 0.22. UNIVISION:  MEXICANA Y EL […]

  A big farewell to a NCIS star. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.74/0.69.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 0.65.  On History, VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.54, and KNIGHTFALL ticked down to 0.23.  […]