NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There wasn’t any good news for fans of AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE, which returned at 0.11.  (Note that although the chart only reports the 10PM episode, […]

  The AMERICAN IDOL finale was loud for the night, but a whisper compared to bygone days. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 6.5.  Elsewhere, the WHO SHOT BIGGIE & TUPAC? rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader sandwiched the top 3 slots on Friday cable at 0.59/0.50.  On Discovery, a […]

  It’s been a busy couple of days for premieres and returns on basic cable (pay cable’s big night is this upcoming Sunday, when both HBO and Showtime begin their winter schedules).  The winner:  PRETTY LITTLE LIARS on ABCFamily, with a strong 1.4 rating in 18-49s that was beaten for the night only by an […]

  The descent of THE X-FILES continued. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Monday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland NBA game dominated Monday cable at 1.86, with the late Houston vs. Clippers game at 0.86, and the afternoon Lakers vs. Memphis […]

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). ###

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was steady at 0.55, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was up 0.06 to 0.29. CBS:  FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.53, FBI: INTERNATIONAL rose 0.08 to 0.48, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up a tenth to 0.48. NBC:  THE VOICE was steady at 0.60, LA BREA dropped 0.06 to 0.32, […]