> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL shed 0.04 to 0.68, followed by an out-of-timeslot SHARK TANK at 0.53.  THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from a rerun week up 0.02 to 0.41. CBS:  Back from an off-week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.03 to 0.62, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA grew by 0.08 to 0.52, NCIS jumped 0.12 to 0.55, and […]

> Broadcasting & Cable says that Fox has completed selling its prime time inventory for next season.  Reportedly, Fox has sold 80% of its spots, leaving the rest for “scatter market” sales during the season when the networks hope advertising rates will rise even more as supply tightens and last-minute demand increases.  The article goes […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 22: May 23-29, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

NFL PRESEASON. The fast nationals for all networks below are inflated by a one- or two-tenths of a rating point by NFL Preseason pre-emptions in the following major markets: ABC (Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville) CBS (Dallas, Cincinnati) NBC (Tampa) FOX (Chicago, Seattle)   DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays […]

> According to TV By the Numbers, the season premiere of TRUE BLOOD on Sunday night had 5.4 million viewers (a virtual tie with its all-time high) and a 3.0 rating in 18-49s (slightly below its previous high).  Considering that HBO repeats its shows nonstop through the week and on VOD (a million extra viewers […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.05 to 0.36, THE CHASE was down 0.05 to 0.30, and the special EXCLUSIVELY ELVIS was at 0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.25/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell 0.11 to 0.65, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.06 to 0.28. FOX:  Reruns at 0.18/0.18. CW:  SUPERMAN & LOIS returned […]

>On the first Sunday of the May Sweep, ABC won the night by matching its rating on the same evening last year, while the other broadcast declined from year-ago levels: CBS down four tenths of a rating point, FOX down a negligible one tenth, and NBC down a disastrous nine tenths of a rating point.  […]