BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.18/0.20, followed by the special FINDING HARMONY at 0.16. CBS:  The fall finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.75, up 0.04 from last week and down 0.24 from last December’s finale. NBC:  An SNL clip show at 0.60, followed by a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.34. FOX:  The season […]

  NBC:  AQUARIUS edged up 0.1 to match HANNIBAL’s steady 0.3, after 0.2 for a RUNNING WILD rerun. ABC:  BOSTON EMS dropped 0.2 to 0.4, putting it behind the night’s AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun (but ahead of the BACHELOR IN PARADISE rerun). CBS:  48 HOURS topped the night with 2 episodes at 0.7/0.8, after […]

> And… they’re off!  The 2011-12 broadcast TV season is underway, and already there are some clear winners and losers. CBS:  Last night was always going to be a good night for the Eye, but the extent of the good news is remarkable.  The first un-Charlie Sheened 2 1/2 MEN was the most publicized event […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The ABC broadcast share of the NFL primetime game was 2.70.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NFL share was 2.11, and earlier COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.30/0.16, with ESPN2 at 0.15.  Hallmark’s original movie WEDDING VEIL EXPECTATIONS was at 0.21.  Reelz’s ON PATROL was at 0.14.  […]

  NOTE:  Preseason football will again lead to some adjustments in final numbers. 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 […]

> NEW GIRL, riding high off its exceptional rating last night, today became the first new series of the season to score a back-order of Spring episodes.  Even better, FOX made a statement by ordering 11 additional episodes instead of the usual 9 (normally, even if the network thought they’d ultimately want 11, they’d order […]

    BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.13 to 0.69, and THE PARENT TEST gained 0.07 to 0.39.  Returning from a week off, THE CHASE ticked down to 0.26. CBS:  Back from 2 weeks of reruns, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.62, GHOSTS climbed 0.05 to 0.62, the just-renewed SO HELP ME TODD rose […]

  An OK start for THE PASSAGE. 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 […]