CRISTELA: Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: The Hollywood American Dream: Cristela Alonzo is a Latina comic who wrote (with Kevin Hench) a family comedy pilot script loosely inspired by her own life, about a young woman living with her sister and brother-in-law as she tries to become a lawyer. ABC passed on the […]
> Fairy tales rule… but watch out for the zombies. ABC: We won’t know for sure until later today, but odds are that the highest-rated show on TV last night was the season finale of The Walking Dead on AMC (our season finale review is here). In the world of broadcast networks, ONCE UPON A […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK rose 0.15 to 0.68, outdone by its lead-out 20/20, which had a tremendous performance for the night, jumping 0.55 to 1.02. CBS: Following a rerun SWAT at 0.33, MAGNUM PI edged up 0.02 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46. NBC: THE WALL dropped 0.06 to […]
CBS’s fans were happy to see their shows return. 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 […]
NBC effectively had the night to itself. 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 […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.27/0.20/0.12. CBS: The network peaked with its afternoon NFL PLAYOFFS game at 10.01. In primetime, reruns were at 0.75/0.39/0.35. NBC: Reruns at 0.24/0.22. FOX: The primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game was at 12.79, and the network used that as a springboard for the premiere of ACCUSED at 2.08. CW: Reruns […]
As we’ve noted before, we’ll mostly be taking a break from reporting Friday ratings until the fall season begins, but this past Friday had an arrival worth making an exception: the premiere of Cinemax’s THE KNICK. That show, despite the participation of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen, was designed more to draw prestige […]
HIEROGLYPH: Midseason TBD on FOX THE FACTS: Ancient Egyptian fantasy-adventure, given a direct-to-series order by FOX. The series creator is Travis Beacham, a screenwriter of Pacific Rim and the remake of Clash of the Titans, and let’s pretend that’s something to boast about. WHAT IT’S SAYING: There will be mystery, magic, palace intrigue and […]