> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover) give plenty of notes, helpful and otherwise, and critics begin to […]

Last night the regular CBS Thursday schedule tied its season high (premiere night) with a 3.4 adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals from 8-11 pm.  Last night is also up over the same night last year (2.8) and up over the season average last year at this point (3.2).  In contrast ABC and FOX […]

Viewers have the same lack of interest in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION that they did in the Republicans. FOX:  Without the burden of convention coverage, and with its HELL’S KITCHEN/MASTERCHEF double-bill at 2.5/2.7, the network romped away with the night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT‘s 2.3 was the highest-rated non-FOX show of the night, but it’s […]

A night, sadly, for news shows. NBC:  We don’t know at this time what the ratings have been for the 24-hour cable news networks that have been covering the Aurora shootings non-stop since Thursday night.  Friday evening, the broadcast networks joined the coverage, and NBC devoted 2 primetime hours of DATELINE to the story, with about […]

  Mick Jagger isn’t exactly known for his comedy stylings.  But the man knows a little bit about performing, and he was an extremely game host for tonight’s 37th season finale of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.  He didn’t have much to do, though, with the night’s highlights. The highest of those was the sweet, teary farewell […]

  THE VOICE returned to remind THE BACHELOR who the boss is on Mondays. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game gained 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.71/1.56.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.05 to 0.63.  ESPN’s continuing coverage of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.46, and NFL […]

  The return of AMERICAN IDOL was dominant. 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). Ratings analysis […]