One lesson of the fall:  as much as things have changed in TV, crossovers still work. 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 FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV was at the top of Thursday cable, with JERSEY SHORE up 0.15 to 0.60, and DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE up 0.06 to 0.35.  Cable news […]

  Note that ABC & CBS preliminary ratings are particularly subject to afternoon adjustment because of local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions. 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) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES led Sunday’s scripted cable, down 0.06 to 0.39, with EUPHORIA steady at 0.21.  On […]

  As we’ve been teasing for the past week, today we’re adding something new and exciting to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s cable ratings coverage.  The chart below includes Sunday night’s top 25 originals, and it’s important to repeat that these are the top 25 original shows only–without the dross of reruns that clog the full list of cable […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 7 adjusted up to 6.6 in final ratings.  Although the basketball in Chicago may be responsible for lowering THE 100 by 0.1, ARROW retained its morning rating.  On ABC, THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY both rose by 0.1, but NASHVILLE lost the same amount.  STALKER gained 0.1, putting some distance […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

>American Idol came to Tuesday night for a special episode.  Although it won the night, the episode was down 41% from the comparable edition last year and had a relatively limited effect on the other networks, whose ratings were not terribly different from last week.               Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating […]