A solid start for BLACK LIGHTNING. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR and SUPERIOR DONUTS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Less-rounded ratings for the newcomers: SUPERIOR DONUTS 1.35, 24: LEGACY 1.48, APB 1.47.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 took the lead on Monday cable with 1.22 for LOVE & […]

  THE ESPYS deflated, and another original drama made little headway. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast topped Monday cable at 1.22/1.21/1.00, compared to last week’s 1.06/1.03/1.00.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.96/0.90, compared to last week’s 0.78/0.61.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TAKEN lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable at 0.65, steady with last week.  (Once again, it was an HBO theatrical movie in 2nd place, with IT’s 0.51 a bit below […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER lost 0.1.  The worse news for BEST TIME EVER, though, was its trajectory through the hour, starting at 2.2 in the 1st 15 minutes, and then falling steadily to 1.9-1.7-1.6.  That suggests a show that wasn’t living up to its title […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s Notre Dame vs. Stanford COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0 in final numbers, while ABC’s Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game stayed at 1.4.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL were in virtually sole possession of Saturday cable, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of GOOD GIRLS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Nostalgia for HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was limited, as the documentary THE LAST WATCH had only a fraction of the show’s ratings at 0.46.  […]