NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from this morning’s numbers.  The CBS portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.3, up 1.2 from last week’s final network number. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The NFL Network piece of THURSDAY NIGHT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down 0.7 from last week’s finals.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s prestige premieres fared well.  HBO’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND barely made the chart at 0.05, with CAMPING up 0.03 to […]

> Game 7 of the NFL Stanley Cup playoffs (when the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks) achieved a 3.4 Adult 18-49 rating on NBC Wednesday.  In Tuesday’s TV News and Notes we said “Wednesday’s Game 7 could reach into the mid-3 rating”.  Now if only all the Fall TV Predictions could be that accurate….

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and DEPUTY each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games continued their holiday reign at 1.07/0.35.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER popped its way to a 0.08 gain at […]

NBC won a painful Sunday night with a 1.2 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating from 7-11 pm.  The U.S. Olympic Trials at 7 pm, featuring track and field from Eugene, Oregon, averaged a 1.2 rating, starting at a 1.0 in the 7:00 half hour and building to a 1.4 at 7:30.  The comparable telecast on July […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment, CBS’s PRESEASON NFL game fell 0.2 to 1.1.  Local preemptions for other preseason games led to additional changes.  On ABC, the entire line-up fell 0.1 in final numbers, On NBC, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun dropped 0.3 and DATELINE was down 0.2.  FOX’s MASTERCHEF reruns lost 0.1-0.2.  On […]

NBC grouts another night with its filling of choice. NBC:  So, yes–shoving THE VOICE into just about any timeslot on the schedule will lift both that slot and whatever follows it.  But last night’s special episode pulled a 3.0, one of its lowest rated episodes ever, and 2 full points below CBS at 8PM, and […]

  Not unexpectedly, the 2d Monday of the season was more subdued. 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). […]