>Dancing with the Stars returned to ABC’s schedule with a preliminary 3.5 rating from 8-10 pm, down from a 5.3 rating for the spring premiere last year on the comparable night.  The Voice averaged a 4.5 rating with young adults, down from a 5.2 last week and a 6.2 two weeks ago.  In the metered-market […]

> See A Word About Busted Pilots It was widely rumored in the weeks before the networks announced their new schedules at the Upfronts that WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE was destined to hit the air on FOX.  In fact, even its timeslot was supposedly set:  Mondays at 9PM, following House, where it would serve as a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The simulcast of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT added up to a 1.38 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.239 million persons 2+ L+SD in an average minute of primetime (on ABC, ESPN2 and NFL Network).  On ABC, the 0.57 was up 0.12 from Night 2 in 2022. CBS:  Reruns at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY dropped 0.06 to 0.40, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.05 to 0.49, BLACK-SH gained 0.02 to 0.34, and TO TELL THE TRUTH was up 0.07 to 0.33. CBS:  FBI was steady at 0.66, FBI: INTERNATIONAL rose 0.04 to 0.56, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.04 to 0.57. NBC:  YOUNG […]

  ABC was… alright. 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 comparisons follow the […]

>Last night a year ago was Election Day 2010, chock full of midterm election coverage, repeat episodes and lower than average ratings.  So last night’s ratings look pretty good in comparison.  CBS won the night last night with a 3.2 rating, up from a 1.9 on the same night last year.  FOX scored a 3.0 […]

  None of the night’s newcomers are thriving. 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 […]

  Ratings on all five broadcast networks are subject to downward revision in the nationals on Monday due to local weather report pre-emptions in the Mid-Atlantic states. 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 […]