BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  THE CONNERS dropped 0.08 to 0.47.  THE GOLDBERGS aired for the first time since January 18, down 0.02 to 0.33.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY fell 0.09 to 0.47, and NOT DEAD YET was at 0.31 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.37.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS slipped 0.02 to 0.24. CBS:  Returning from a week […]

> We said ABC would be wearing a smiley face after last night’s fine numbers, and the network wasted no time in acting on the good news.  REVENGE and SUBURGATORY have received full-season back orders, and HAPPY ENDINGS (which was a midseason show last year, so didn’t have a full order this season) has a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.59.  FOX’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at 0.40.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked up to 0.05/0.05.  In late night, NBC’s SNL ticked down to 0.75.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL coverage was at 0.74/0.62/0.47/0.39/0.27.  […]

  THE WORLD’S BEST didn’t rate that way. 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 […]

> It was all trick and no treat last night, especially for one of the networks. FOX:  The network can blame Halloween for distracting some of its family audience, and cite the atypical competition from ABC’s Shrek special, but a 2.1 for TERRA NOVA is still quite alarming.  With only a few episodes remaining until […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.06 to 0.39, and GREY’S ANATOMY was down 0.07 to 0.41.  A JEREMY RENNER INTERVIEW special was at 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.34/0.29/0.18/0.14. NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise featured the mothership up 0.05 to 0.45, SVU down a tick to 0.51, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME […]

  A strong night for GREY’S ANATOMY. 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 and […]

> The night before Thanksgiving has an odd balance:  viewership is down, but advertiser interest is up (anyone who watched primetime last night was buried under retailer promos for Black Friday sales)–hence, original programming on a night that often sees season-low ratings. ABC:  The Alphabet was both the main recipient and victim of the odd […]