BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.54, and JUDGE STEVE HARVEY returned at 0.28.  A rerun followed at 0.26. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.41, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.03 to 0.34, and FBI: MOST WANTED was also down 0.03 to 0.34. NBC:  The season finale of NIGHT COURT gained […]

  A slight downturn for CMA FEST. 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 and […]

> With Thanksgiving over, we’re in the mix of original episodes, specials and reruns that mark December. ABC: ONCE UPON A TIME weathered its first preemption last week pretty well, falling a bit but still very comfortable with a 3.4 that was the highest scripted number of the night. After that, though, things fell off […]

      BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  An all-evening marathon of HOME ECONOMICS reruns, with a 0.18-0.33 range. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26-0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.94, and COLLEGE BOWL dipped 0.04 to 0.39. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.46, while FANTASY ISLAND fell 0.11 from last week’s premiere to 0.27. CW:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News topped Monday cable again, with Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.75/1.19/6.1M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.67/0.95/3.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions, ABC’s BACHELOR IN PARADISE was up 0.1 from last week’s final to 1.2, and GRAND HOTEL was steady at 0.4.  Similarly, after football adjustment, NBC’s AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was steady at 0.8 and DATELINE was up 0.2 to 0.6.  At CBS, […]

  A steady but little-watched night. 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 and comparisons […]

  A night of entrances and exits. ABC:  The Spring premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS hit a season high 3.1, but that was down 0.4 from last year’s spring launch (even though that one had to face The Voice, as did this season’s fall cycle).  Despite the better lead-in, CASTLE was down a tick […]