The night was dominated by football and its aftereffects, but there were some other (dimmer) bright spots. Note: we don’t yet have a rating for the PBS season debut of Downton Abbey. FOX: Our projection is that the overrun of the NFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME, which pushed the network’s primetime schedule by about […]
NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.5, and the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE pre-show to 0.7. Elsewhere, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of BOB’S BURGERS and FAMILY GUY rose the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]
Nothing on network television last night was able to do better than a 1.3 rating. 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 […]
Analysis to follow. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.52, with the lead-in hour up 0.08 to 0.30. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.30. TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE “first look” special was at […]
REVOLUTION showrunner/creator Eric Kripke said a lot of the right things at tonight’s PaleyFest session for his show. Kripke told the crowd that with the series universe having been established, when the show returns from hiatus on March 25, it will be faster-paced and more heavily-plotted, with an increasing number of twists rooted in […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Cable news won another night, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.50/3.8M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.37/3.3M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.21/0.29/1.3M. Food Network’s […]
NETWORK UPDATE: We had PETER PAN LIVE this morning at 2.3, but other sites seemed to have the number at 2.4. So depending on your starting point, it either gained 0.1 or stayed where it was, but in any case its 2.4 is nothing for NBC to feel good about–nor is its steady drop […]
An early look at the partial-week program rankings for broadcast and cable.