BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.52/0.34/0,32/0,26. CBS:  The special MARIAH CAREY:  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL was at 0.40, followed by a rerun at 0.20. NBC:  A rerun movie at 0.52 was followed by WHEELS at 0.33. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS at 0.31 was followed by a rerun at 0.16. CW:  A rerun of THE WINCHESTERS […]

  WICKED CITY became too bad to live. 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 […]

  EMPIRE moved up from last week’s low, but it’s still not what it used to be. 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:  The AMERICAN IDOL finale lost its share of bragging rights, as THE BIG BANG THEORY bumped up 0.1 in final numbers to be the sole highest-rated show of the night.  THE ODD COUPLE lost 0.1, which meant that it ended up below 50% of its lead-in’s rating.  In addition, for […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL special, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and THE NIGHT SHIFT all added 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The difference between critically acclaimed drama and shows aimed at a more populist audience was stark on Wednesday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no change from this morning’s preliminary 3.8 rating for the CMA AWARDS.  ARROW and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX) won the night, down 0.12 from last week (and down 0.63 from last year’s post-Halloween […]

  A solid night for ABC’s sitcoms. 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). Ratings analysis and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20 and BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.36/0.32/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.38/0.26/0.13.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.24, with UNTUCKED […]