NETWORK FINALS:  Note that the FOX line-up was incorrect, and that the 8PM hour consisted of LAST MAN STANDING at 1.0 (originally listed as an hour at 0.9) followed by THE COOL KIDS at 0.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The BARBARA WALTERS 10 MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE special gained 0.1, going out on a high note with 2.2.  In addition, the Celine Dion HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS special picked up 0.1, bringing it to a still-low 0.7, while the IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BELL special was less impressive after it lost 0.1 to 0.5. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell a tenth to 0.45, followed by a MIKE PENCE INTERVIEW special at 0.31. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.12 to 0.51, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.11 to 0.35, NCIS crashed by 0.13 to 0.35, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.04 to 0.32. NBC:  […]

> Virtually every screening at Sundance is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, and while these sessions can be informative and charming (although 3 questions that need never be asked again are How long did you shoot?  What was the budget? and How much was improvised?), they can also be quite sad.  Watching them, […]

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+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

> MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, which won the Sundance US Dramatic Directing award for Ava DuVernay last night, is in no rush.  The films moves with deliberation as it establishes its leading character and her difficult situation:  Ruby (Emayatzy E. Corinealdi) isn’t a single mom, but she might as well be, with husband Derek (Omari Hardwick) […]

  The first night of 2014 was the last of the network holiday blahs. CBS:  The Eye’s reruns scored better than anyone else’s, sparked by 1.3 for CRIMINAL MINDS. ABC:  CBS took the night, but MODERN FAMILY was the evening’s highest rated rerun at 1.5. NBC:  SVU was on top with 1.0. FOX:  For the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.08 to 0.36, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.37/0.33/0.26/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.03 to 0.69, and BAKING IT was at 0.35. FOX:  The season finale of THE CLEANING LADY was at 0.29, up 0.06 from last week, […]