With one notable exception, midseason continued to look fairly positive for the networks. 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:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, down 0.08 to 0.48.  Food Network’s primetime DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34, and in the morning, KITCHEN AT […]

  ABC’s line-up took a bit of a hit. 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 […]

  NBC has ordered what may just be the first batch of its pick-ups, which of course join the previously ordered MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW. Remember, for now we don’t know whether these shows will be on the air in fall or midseason, or when they’ll be scheduled.  Here are some quick descriptions: COMEDIES ABOUT […]

A brutal night for NBC from Sochi: a preliminary 4.5 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, versus a 5.5 rating on the same night in Turin 2006, a 5.4 from Vancouver 2010 and 8.5 from Salt Lake City 2002.  Events last night included: Men’s Figure Skating Final, Men’s Super Combined, Women’s Aerials and Women’s Skeleton.  Also, […]

  People missed MACGYVER. 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 follows the chart. CBS:  Despite terrible […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  QUANTICO lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast had a strong night at 1.39/1.36/1.35, above last week’s 1.26/1.20/1.15.  VH1 had a tougher evening, as LOVE […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers, but FOX’s baseball game lost the same.  Local preseason NFL preemptions may have caused some of the other shifts:  on ABC, the SHARK TANK rerun and 20/20 each lost 0.2, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO was down 0.3; on CBS, the reruns of […]