NBC has announced an unusually robust slate of scripted programming for summer 2014–although, since 3 of the shows were originally ordered for airing during the regular season and didn’t make it onto the schedule, and NBC hasn’t exactly been flooded with new hits this year, the cynical may surmise that quantity in this case […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and SHADES OF BLUE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the IHEARTCOUNTRY FESTIVAL lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an up-and-down night for HBO, where SHARP OBJECTS jumped 0.12 to 0.36, and the season […]

> 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.1 and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2.  In addition, BULL was down 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.01, down 1.08 from last week’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MACGYVER rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  BEING REUBEN remained at twin zeros.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS kept their hold on cable, with ESPN’s Lakers vs. Houston game at 1.58, and TNT’s Milwaukee vs. Miami […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The broadcast portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.51.  In addition, there were meaningful upward adjustments (i.e., to the next tenth) for LA’S FINEST and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and LET’S MAKE A DEAL AT NIGHT.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  Just about everything took the expected Week 2 dip. 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 […]

  On another torpid holiday night, only one rerun made it past a 1.0 rating. 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 […]