It’s still not officially true– in fact, Deadline reports that the deal has hit “a snag”–but all signs are that the once and future king of Greendale Community College, Dan Harmon, is returning to COMMUNITY for its 5th NBC season.  More than that, despite prior rumors that he might come back as a glorified […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMYS gained half a point in final numbers, but 5.9 is still an all-time low in the demo.  Elsewhere, the 10PM SHARK TANK lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports on ESPN topped Sunday cable, with the PRO […]

  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL owned the night. 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 follow […]

  DANCING WITH THE STARS had a mild bump in its season premiere. 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 […]

  A trio of shows premiered last night, but only one did so impressively. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final Friday ratings, and BLUE BLOODS dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GOLD RUSH (Discovery) jumped up two-tenths from last week to lead Friday cable at 1.27, and its lead-out EDGE OF […]

  There was a time, not that many years ago, when Thursday was the night that network television was all about.  Fueled by the enormous amounts movie studios spend to promote their openings the next day, the night was stuffed with every network’s brightest offerings–and for more than a decade, it was dominated by one […]

>CBS hit the jackpot last night with amazing ratings for The Grammy Awards, perfectly timed with an music icon’s death and the return of Adele’s voice.  Sports and live events continue to remain the point of relevance for the broadcast networks.                      Nightly Primetime Average Sunday […]