NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CON and THE MASKED SINGER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.08 to 0.56.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked […]

  Not all publicity is good publicity. 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 follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Final ratings brought a a 0.1 shift at NBC, with THE VOICE up and THE NIGHT SHIFT down.  In addition, both MIKE & MOLLY and SCORPION rose 0.1, as did the first hour of THE FOLLOWING.  The reruns of THE ORIGINALS and JANE THE VIRGIN both lost 0.1. Ratings fin key demos […]

>DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows once […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR ticked up to 0.78, and PROMISED LAND held at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.50/0.43/0.37/0.33 NBC:  KENAN was at 0.29/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.28.  THAT’S MY JAM ticked down to 0.41.  A CELEBRATING BETTY WHITE special was at 0.52. FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR rose 0.08 to 0.79, and THE […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT remained the strongest Tuesday show on the networks, but at a slightly lower level. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Merely 0.1 additions for the season finale of THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCAmerica) remained at 0.2, although just thousandths of a ratings point from being rounded up to 0.3.  The rounding worked against its lead-out IN THE FLESH, which technically had a 0.0 rating, although […]

UPDATE: Game 1 of the 2016 World Series averaged just under 19.4 million viewers 2+ live+same day in the official nationals, second only to 2009 (Phillies-Yankees) in the last decade (and just narrowly behind it).  With the key sales demographics, the game is also well above average, generally ranking #3 among Game 1 telecasts since […]