NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       NOTE:  At this time, we have no Saturday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had all of the Top 12 slots on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD and 9-1-1: LONE STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.90/0.87/0.73 compared to last week’s 0.66/0.61/0.56.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Celtics)/0.48 (Golden State vs. Portland).  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.64, and KINGS OF PAIN was down 0.06 to 0.21.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.07 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  I don’t follow DANCING WITH THE STARS, so can’t opine on what they did right last night.  But the show’s 0.2 bump in final numbers (after adjustment for ABC’s Portland preemption) put the show up 0.4 from last week, with 2.6 rating that was just 0.4 below THE VOICE.  CASTLE also benefited […]

    BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  Reruns at 0.39/0.29. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION lost 0.04 to 0.28, and GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS returned at 0.27, with a BLUE BLOODS rerun ending the night at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN easily won the night, down a tick to 0.57. CW:  BURDEN OF TRUTH dipped 0.02 […]

>Now we slog through September.  The top 12 films usually gross $73 million the weekend after Labor Day, and the September weekends afterward average around $85 million.  By October, however, the typical weekend perks up to over $100 million.  Contagion should takeover the #1 spot this weekend, with Warrior fighting The Help for #2 and […]

  NOTE:  except where noted, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, since almost everything was preempted last Friday. 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 […]

  OPENINGS:  The news never seems to be 100% good for DreamWorks Animation.  In the US, HOME (DWA/20th) had a smashing start with $54M, the studio’s best non-sequel opening since Monsters vs Aliens in 2009, and a better launch than the $49.5M for last year’s How To Train Your Dragon 2.  But overseas, despite last […]