BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS dropped 0.09 to 0.39, followed by a rerun WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY at 0.30 and an ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rerun at 0.12. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.11 to 1.27.  The dramas aired for the first time since November 27, with EAST NEW YORK up 0.14 to 0.52, and […]

  For those keeping count, today’s network excuses are THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and the MLB PLAYOFFS. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.24 to 0.41 (without an afternoon basketball boost).  AMERICAN IDOL similarly fell 0.14 to 0.51, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.04 to 0.20. CBS:  With the final round of the Masters as lead-in, 60 MINUTES more than doubled last week, up 0.43 to 0.85.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Due to the many NFL preemptions that affected early numbers, we’ll look at the week-to-week comparisons here. ABC:  WHAT WOULD YOU DO held at 0.5, and 20/20 lost 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  TKO: TOTAL KNOCK-OUT and WHISTLEBLOWER were steady at 0.5/0.3, and an additional hour of WHISTLEBLOWER was also […]

> Something unusual for NBC these days:  good news. NBC:  A 1.6 rating may not sound like anything to celebrate, but it’s a pretty good number for Friday night (only one show all evening did better last night).  More importantly, it represented a stable hold for GRIMM from last week, and it was good enough […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments for the live telecast on NBC put DATELINE at 0.6 and the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS at 2.4 (down 0.2 from the 2017 final rating).  In addition, both FAMILY GUY and the 9:30PM BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun THE MASKED SINGER lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.77, with PROJECT BLUE BOOK down 0.07 to 0.31.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.89 (Lakers vs. Milwaukee)/0.55 (Portland vs. Toronto).  A&E’s LIVE PD slipped 0.02 to 0.60, with the lead-in clip show at 0.31.  […]