NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s telecast of the Blue Jays vs. Indians BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.10.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned […]

Clunk.  Game 1 of the World Series averaged a 3.4 adult 18-49 rating Tuesday, setting a new record low for the opening game of the Fall Classic.  The previous record low was a 3.6 in 2012 for San Francisco-Detroit and 2006 for St. Louis-Detroit.  For the record, the high in the Nielsen PeopleMeter era is a 12.4 adult […]

  NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 1.25, although CBS’s afternoon game led the day at 2.06, while Fox’s primetime game was at 0.84.  On CW, MAGIC WITH THE STARS gained 0.02 to 0.07, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was steady at 0.04.  NBC’s Dave Chappelle-hosted SNL rose 0.11 to 0.90.   Broadcast Official […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

>Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 gained 0.06 to 0.52, GREY’S ANATOMY edged up 0.02 to 0.42, and ALASKA DAILY ticked down to 0.21. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON climbed 0.05 to 0.68, GHOSTS rose 0.07 to 0.61, SO HELP ME TODD was up 0.02 to 0.34, and CSI: VEGAS grew by 0.04 to 0.29. NBC:  Reruns […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast topped Monday cable at 1.22/1.21/1.00, compared to last week’s 1.06/1.03/1.00.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.96/0.90, compared to last week’s 0.78/0.61.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was […]

World Cup 2014 built more momentum over the weekend on ESPN, with the 5:30 pm matches on Saturday and Sunday the highest-rated contests so far on ESPN this year.  Further, even the lowest-rated ESPN match so far in 2014 is above the 2010 average for World Cup 2010. However, yesterday’s USA-Ghana match will certainly takeover […]