Due to the STATE OF THE UNION address, only one network aired original programming after 9PM. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Another 0.1 for EMPIRE pushed the blockbuster to 5.4 in final numbers, and AMERICAN IDOL gained a tenth as well.  In addition, SURVIVOR and ARROW gained 0.1.  However, BLACK-ISH, NASHVILLE and THE 100 each lost 0.1. Ratings in  demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUPERIOR DONUTS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (GOOD GIRLS just barely held onto its preliminary 1.3 rating–it was at 1.25–despite the adjustment for a 10:01PM start time, but its hour began at 1.6 and ended at 1.0.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings, which meant that CW’s BEING REUBEN stayed at its 0.0 scores (for the curious, the slightly less-rounded numbers were 0.04/0.03).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable […]

  NOTE: The CBS numbers below for the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game will go up by around 15% when the official nationals properly count West Coast viewing (available tomorrow morning).  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 […]

Revolution stops the bleeding. NBC:  On a night when THE VOICE had its worst Monday of the season by far, plunging 0.7 to a relatively mortal 3.7, REVOLUTION held even at last week’s series low 2.6 (at least in preliminary numbers).  Creatively, Revolution was less promising, with an hour that had our heroes wandering through […]

ABC turned in a 1.8 rating with adults 18-49 last night, down from the 2.0 last week but still #1 for the night.  Last Man Standing and Malibu Country each posted a 1.6 rating in their second week (down four-tenths of a rating point for Last Man and down a hefty seven tenths for Malibu).  The comedies fell to second place […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HOWIE MANDEL ALL-STAR COMEDY GALA lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was no doubt what NBA game TNT viewers wanted to watch on Monday, as the Cleveland vs. Golden State match-up was at a […]