NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE BIG STAGE and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, THE OUTPOST and MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD jumped 0.13 to 0.71, solidifying its Friday cable […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.73.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.57.  The season finale of History’s VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.53, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.43/0.32/0.28/0.21, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS gained 0.02 to 0.23. CBS:  The season premiere of SURVIVOR was at 0.84, down 0.22 from the September 2021 premiere.  A rerun (odd for such a high-profile slot) followed at 0.21. NBC:  The CHICAGO night included MED up 0.11 to 0.85, FIRE up […]

  CBS doesn’t typically cultivate daring in its fall schedules, but this year it’s making one exception.  Here’s a quick look (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in italics): MONDAY Sept-Oct 8PM:  The Big Bang Theory 8:30PM:  LIFE IN PIECES Nov 8PM:  SUPERGIRL 9PM:  Scorpion 10PM:  NCIS: LA Running Supergirl against Gotham isn’t as […]

  Viewers seemed to finally notice that the NBA FINALS were on. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.73, with THE PURGE up 0.05 to 0.37.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.04 to 0.52.  FX’s MAYANS MC ticked […]

  Not much action on STATE OF THE UNION night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, up 0.7 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, there were 0.1 bumps for STATION 19, GREY’S ANATOMY, and the rerun of SUPERSTORE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was […]