NOTE: The CBS numbers below for the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game will go up by around 15% when the official nationals properly count West Coast viewing (available tomorrow morning).  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 […]

  Last night the numbers continued to slide for Under the Dome, and viewers watched country singers rock out. ABC:  CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK was up an impressive half ratings point from last year’s installment to 2.0, although that one aired in mid-September, against some early regular season competition. CBS:  UNDER THE […]

  In most of the country, FOX’s schedule slipped a few minutes due to NFL overrun, which will likely lead to adjustments tomorrow. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took the Friday cable title with a 0.05 bump to 0.79, with lead-out FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS up 0.05 to 0.40.  ESPN’s NBA […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the entire CW line-up and the MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the Friday cable lead, as THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW rose 0.09 to 0.52, and […]

  Note that an NFL PLAYOFFS overrun pushed the FOX schedule by a full half-hour, ending their line-up at 10:30PM in most of the country. 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 […]

> As anyone who’s ever worked at a TV network knows, sometimes the only thing worse than a flop is having a hit on your air.  AMC is learning this lesson the hard way:  it’s endured messy, extended renewal talks for Mad Men and the loss of The Walking Dead‘s showrunner over the past year […]

  Another TBD for ABC’s midseason:  the high-concept comedy MIXOLOGY.  The entire season takes place in a single night, at a bar where 10 single people are looking for love (or a close substitute), which–if things don’t go well–has the potential of feeling like one long night.  Think of it as a sitcom 24, but […]