NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM gained 0.1 but SHARK TANK and the rerun of THE ORIGINALS lost the same in final numbers.  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.5/1.8/1.8 over network primetime, from the preliminary 1.4/2.2/1.7.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT continued to dominate cable […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 1.07, and FOX’s game was at 0.81.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another fall Saturday, another day for COLLEGE FOOTBALL, with ESPN’s games at 0.98/0.53/0.44, Big 10’s at 0.23/0.15, ESPN2’s at 0.20/0.17/0.13, and Fox Sports 1’s at 0.19/0.15/0.14.  TUDN’s SELECCION MEXICANA […]

> After a hiatus so long that it seemed as though CW had found its own witchcraft to create more repeats of THE SECRET CIRCLE than there’d been original episodes to start, the series finally returned to original episodes. WHERE WE LEFT OFF:  The major revelation of the fall finale was that heroine Cassie (Britt […]

With the NCIS shows in reruns, only one series even reached a 2 last night. FOX:  The season premiere of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES was at 2.2, down a very reasonable 0.2 from last year and the highest-rated show on a slow night. ABC:  CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP edged up to 1.6, but the finale of THE TASTE […]

  Perhaps the busiest network night since the season began last September. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE dropped 0.1 in final numbers, tying its series low (although its less-rounded number was 1.24, so just barely below the threshold for this morning’s rating).  The CHICAGO MED rerun also lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.85.  NBC’s KENTUCKY DERBY coverage was at 2.49, and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was at 0.83.  FOX’s USFL game was at 0.20.  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.42/0.30/0.23.  ESPN also had […]

As we continue to tally the films released wide in 2013, Disney has pulled ahead of Warner Brothers in worldwide box office for the 2013 slate (now an $18 million margin out of over $9 billion between the two rival studios).  Disney continues to benefit mightily from Frozen, both in North America and overseas.  For a complete […]