AMERICAN IDOL underscored why next season will be its last. 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 […]
> See A Word About Busted Pilots We’ve gotten this far without using the word “ghastly” to describe any of the busted pilots from this year’s development season, but that streak is about to end. HELP WANTED, which was produced by Warner Bros for NBC, is unaccountably bad. Partly that’s a function of its […]
NETWORK FINALS: The PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery had the #1 and #3 slots on Friday cable with GOLD RUSH at 0.72/0.53, respectively down 0.13/0.04. A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.09 to 0.64. […]
Some shows bounced back from preemption and World Series competition better than others. 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 […]
No medal for THE BACHELOR WINTER GAMES. 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 UPDATE: Lots of afternoon adjustments, mostly unhelpful. TIMELESS, LUCIFER, DANCING WITH THE STARS and CONVICTION each lost 0.1, while THE BIG BANG THEORY, as it usually does, picked up the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped […]
More BACHELOR IN PARADISE wasn’t better in the ratings. 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 […]
> Not much good news for anyone–including the night’s winner. FOX: The network ran the table 8-10PM, but with ugly numbers: GLEE and NEW GIRL both set season lows, and RAISING HOPE was just 0.1 above its low. For the first time in quite a while, Glee was below a 3 rating. ABC: LAST MAN […]