> Bringing up the rear (too easy), NBC today joined CBS, ABC, FOX and The CW in announcing its Fall schedule premiere dates.  As with the other networks, the bulk of NBC’s shows will begin the week of Sept. 19-25, with a few exceptions: Wednesday, Sept 14:  UP ALL NIGHT and FREE AGENTS have special […]

  REEF BREAK ended its summer quietly. 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). Ratings analysis follows […]

  MODERN FAMILY had a big exit, but not big enough to top THE MASKED SINGER. 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 […]

Last night’s CMA Awards were a huge hit for ABC, but because the last two Wednesdays featured World Series games, the other networks (except for FOX, of course) were already down–the better comparison is to three weeks ago. ABC:  Moving from Thursday to Wednesday was the charm for THE CMA AWARDS, which zoomed 24% from […]

  We’re now 5 weeks into the 2012-13 TV season, and as we regularly do, it’s time to ask:  What do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? NBC Is Running Out Of Sitcoms.  With the cancellation of Animal Practice, the as-planned short final season of 30 Rock, the production halt on […]

>TUESDAYS this fall officially start the night of September 20, but we get a sneak peak at the night tonight with the early premieres of three shows:  Parenthood on NBC and 90210 and Ringer on The CW.  Click “read more” to see a preview of Tuesday nights, including updated ratings projections for each time period. […]

  The CW sesaon was slow out of the gate. 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). […]

> Not much good news for anyone–including the night’s winner. FOX:  The network ran the table 8-10PM, but with ugly numbers:  GLEE and NEW GIRL both set season lows, and RAISING HOPE was just 0.1 above its low.  For the first time in quite a while, Glee was below a 3 rating. ABC:  LAST MAN […]