NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s PRESEASON NFL game and CBS’s BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the reruns of MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s own airing of the 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS […]

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). ###

  OPENINGS:  THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (Blumhouse/Morgan Creek/Universal) was at the low end of expectations with $27.2M, and it was also below projections internationally with $17.9M in 52 markets.  It’s hard to tell just what this means in terms of the bottom line, because while a $125M worldwide total wouldn’t look terrible against $30M in production […]

  The first MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-less Monday of the season was solid for the networks, especially in the 8PM hour. 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 […]

CBS is going to win this season, but not on the strength of its new series. CBS:  The one area where CBS has been weak this season (although no weaker than anyone else) has been in launching new series, with only Elementary having any particular success.  That didn’t change last night with the “preview” of […]

  THE WIZ LIVE granted most of NBC’s wishes. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MANIFEST lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.78/0.69/0.64 compared to last week’s 0.63/0.61/0.51, and BRIARPATCH was up 0.03 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.77/1.08/5.5M, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere the rerun of SUPERSTORE fell 0.1, and DATELINE fell 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD won Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.68.  The Adult Swim line-up […]