BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.32/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.39.  THE CHASE was down 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose 0.06 to 0.68, and GHOSTS ticked up to 0.63.  SO HELP ME TODD edged up 0.02 to 0.44, and CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.36. NBC:  After a […]

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). ###

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, down half a point from last week’s game.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night was dominated by unscripted shows, but Hallmark’s movie GINGERBREAD ROMANCE […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  There were the usual 0.1 bumps (for THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and MODERN FAMILY on ABC, and for SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS on CBS), and dips (CSI). but the more interesting point is what didn’t go up.  There was no afternoon joy for AMERICAN IDOL, setting things up for a potential record-breaking low […]

>The metered-market overnights, the first ratings available each day, show that NBC’s Awake finished in second place in the 10 pm hour to the repeat episode of The Mentalist on CBS.  Remember that the overnights reflect viewing in 56 of the largest television markets only (about half of the country), and the ratings and shares […]

>From time to time, we will check in with the cable networks to see what programs are resonating with the audience.  HBO’s True Blood and History’s Pawn Stars would be considered summer hits on any network.  True Blood is especially impressive since HBO is available in only a small minority of US television homes.  And the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 and THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) dominated Wednesday cable, despite falling 0.34 from last week to 1.77.  SOUTH PARK (Comedy) lost […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped 0.13 to 0.91, and ULTIMATE SURFER was down 0.04 to 0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.23-0.37. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR climbed 0.09 to 0.54, and THE WALL was up 0.02 to 0.42. FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN edged up 0.02 to 0.64.  It was followed by a pair of season […]