> Last night ABC’s REVENGE became the first of the network serialized dramas to return from its long midseson hiatus.  Let’s see how the show managed its 2012 arrival. WHERE WE LEFT OFF:  Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), who’s really Amanda Clarks, continued her plot to bring down the super-rich Grayson family, headed by matriarch Victoria […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.21.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games were on TBS at 2.19/1.84, with AEW ALL ACCESS at 0.24 and AEW: RAMPAGE at 0.10.  ESPN’s WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.35/0.24 (with an ESPN2 game at 0.11), UFC […]

> Previously On… THE WALKING DEAD:  Our erstwhile humans spent many, many episodes on a farm owned by cranky vet Hershel (Scott Wilson), while they searched for the missing Sophia (Madison Lintz).  There were lots of lengthy conversations about the meaning of life in a zombie-infected universe, and whether it was worth going on–let alone […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  A couple of less-rounded finals:  STAR ended up at 1.26, and THE 100 at 0.43.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The opening episode of BET’s MADIBA miniseries was a mere […]

  Ellen Pompeo had a pleasant introduction to the world of directing. 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). […]

A big sigh of relief at NBC as The Voice returned to a 4+ rating with adults 18-49 last night.  There might be some inflation due to pre-emptions in Charlotte for Monday Night Football, but if NBC goes down in the official nationals it would only be a tenth of rating point.  That would still be a 3.7 […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Wednesday cable ratings below the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a solid grasp on Wednesday cable with its COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games at 0.69/0.64/0.40.  History’s VIKINGS […]

  An OK start for MAKING IT. 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 […]