So… how’s it going? We’ve completed 2 full weeks of the 2013-14 broadcast TV season, and while there are still a few arrivals on the way (notably ABC’s Once Upon A Time in Wonderland and the NBC Friday line-up), we’ve seen enough to reach some early conclusions.  Let’s take a look. First, the big […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.02 to 0.43, GENERATION GAP dropped 0.05 to 0.41, and FATAL FLAW ticked up to 0.24. CBS:  After reruns at 0.32/0.30, BIG BROTHER was at 0.71, followed by a rerun at 0.23. NBC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.28/0.23. FOX:  Reruns at 0.04/0.04. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS lost 0.0 to […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and 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 in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

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). PREVIOUS FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS FRIDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS dipped 0.05 to 0.54, and THE WONDER YEARS fell 0.15 to 0.39.  Following a rerun of THE CONNERS at 0.30, HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.09 to 0.29.  A SUPERSTAR special was at 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR climbed 0.09 to 1.01, TOUGH AS NAILS slipped 0.02 to 0.41, and CSI: VEGAS […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  ABC wins another week (the third in a row), thanks to two NBA Finals games (a very good Game 6 on Tuesday and a rare Game 7 on Thursday, which topped a 10 demo rating). […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments pushed THIS IS US up 0.4 to a new series high 3.0, but that’s a bit misleading, because the episode aired twice on the West Coast, at 9PM and again at 10PM, and the final rating includes their cumulative total.  In addition, THE MICK gained 0.1 and BONES lost the […]

NBC will win another Sunday in the fall, although it will be one of the lower-rated Sunday Night Football nights of the season.  The 5.3 rating with Adults 18-49 in the fast nationals from 7:30-11 pm last night should go up to a 6.0 rating for the night when the Pacific and Mountain time zone […]