> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]
On a night when nothing even came close to ESPN’s coverage of Game 4 of the Boston/Miami NBA PLAYOFFS with its lofty 4.9 rating, there was still plenty to see elsewhere on cable. HBO: GAME OF THRONES had a royal finale with a 2.2 rating among 18-49s, its highest rating ever (and of […]
Now we know how NBC’s sitcoms perform without a new LITTLE BIG SHOTS lead-in. 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 […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and B POSITIVE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.35. ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.39/0.17. MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.33. On E!, […]
NETWORK FINALS: BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The horsemen of the Apocalypse continued to ride, as TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER kept its Wednesday cable throne, down 0.04 to 0.59. On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On AMC, the season finale of BETTER CALL SAUL was at 0.39, steady with last week and down 0.08 from last season’s finale, and DISPATCHES FROM […]
> OK, now they’re not even trying: every single show on network TV last night was a repeat. CBS: Which is exactly how CBS likes it. Not to rub salt in NBC’s many wounds, but the CBS average last night with reruns (2.1, highlighted by a 2.3 for CRIMINAL MINDS) was just about what NBC […]
QUANTICO made its move to Monday. 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 […]