BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season finale episodes of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY were at 0.41/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.40.  The season finale of TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI ticked down to 0.55, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.47. NBC:  YOUNG […]

    THE NEW NORMAL:  Tuesdays 9:30PM on NBC   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  A new kind of family sitcom:  gay couple, surrogate mother, her daughter–and her bitchy, bigoted (but, you know, funny) grandmother.  Grandma’s practically Sue Sylvester!  And what a coincidence, Sue’s creator Ryan Murphy is behind this too.

Ratings for Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention: Average of DNC Nights 1-2:   Also be sure to check out our special report on the differences between DNC and RNC viewers historically. ###

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s THE NEW POPE premiered at a slender 0.04. By comparison, THE YOUNG POPE launched at 0.30 (on a Sunday), with its finale at 0.10 (on a […]

The Daytona 500 on FOX Sunday crushed the competition, averaging a 10.0 household rating and 22 share from 1:30-4:45 in the 70% of the country with local Nielsen meters (in 56 of the largest TV markets).  Last year, the race aired on Monday in prime time due to weather problems on Sunday, earning only a […]

> CW today renewed the 3 shows on its air that were destined for renewal:  THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, the network’s closest thing to a hit; SUPERNATURAL, which has been doing very well on low-rated Fridays; and 90210, with less impressive numbers but very stable on Tuesdays. That makes the network’s official bubble shows GOSSIP GIRL, […]

  No magic for NBC last night. 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 […]

  On a night when nothing even came close to ESPN’s coverage of Game 4 of the Boston/Miami NBA PLAYOFFS with its lofty 4.9 rating, there was still plenty to see elsewhere on cable.   HBO:  GAME OF THRONES had a royal finale with a 2.2 rating among 18-49s, its highest rating ever (and of […]