Tuesdays this fall look like another win for CBS.  Last fall, FOX battled CBS to a draw on Tuesdays, partly because New Girl started at a smash-hit pace, then CBS moved ahead in the spring.  But with Glee moving off the night to create a Tuesday block of four half-hour comedies, and with heavy new comedy competition for the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Midseason continued to arrive on the networks, as THE BACHELOR premiered at 0.84, down a hefty 0.49 from the January 2021 premiere.  It was followed by reruns at 0.35/0.24. CBS:  Airing for the first time since December 6, THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.09 to 0.54, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.02 to 0.51, […]

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).

    THE GOODWIN GAMES:  Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  From the guys who gave you How I Met Your Mother, another unexpected spin on sitcom convention:  this time, the Sibling Rivalry comedy.   WHAT IT’S REALLY SAYING:  Are there more to the “Games” than the customized Trivial Pursuits questions we see?  […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 24 through Sunday January 30, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday June 2-3, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, June 3-4, […]

  An even quieter Friday than usual on the networks. 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 […]

    The sparse network summer season for scripted series kicked off tonight with ROOKIE BLUE, beginning that extreme rarity, a 3d season, where few original network dramas in summer even get to a Season 2. WHERE WE WERE:  Our heroine, 2d year Toronto police officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), after a season and a […]