> NEW SHOWS in Caps.  New Time Periods in Italics. WHAT WE LIKE:  It looks like another strong schedule from #1 Fox (and very close to our predicted schedule — more on that later).  Fox is very confident in its comedy development and is using strong assets like Glee and X Factor to launch new […]

> 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON closed strongly, up 0.23 for a 1.34 finale. That more than doubled the night’s next-highest original, Discovery’s […]

  CBS:  Not a successful night.  THE AMAZING RACE kicked off its move to Fridays at 1.1, slightly over half of last fall’s Sunday premiere, and 0.4 below the start of the spring 2014 arc.  HAWAII 5-0, at 1.3, was 0.3 below last fall’s start, and BLUE BLOODS lost half a point from last fall’s […]

> 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 […]

  None of the night’s newcomers are thriving. 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 […]

Last night’s Olympic coverage from Sochi, Russia averaged a 5.0 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, although the final number will probably come in at a 5.2 rating when the 8:00 half hour is excluded for not containing national commercials (only promos and local spots).  The 5.2 last night would be up four tenths from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]