> Some things are eternal, and Michael Jackson appears to be one of them. FOX:  GLEE‘s Michael Jackson episode propelled the show to a 3.6, its best rating in months.  The strong lead-in didn’t help the network’s sit-coms much, though:  NEW GIRL was only up 0.1 for the night, and RAISING HOPE fell to match […]

> An atypical night gave the win to ABC, but CBS may have the key to Fridays for the rest of the season. CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS ran away with 8PM, ahead of the nearest competition by almost a full ratings point. A GIFTED MAN, running the rest of its episodes at 9PM, did better than […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFF games easily topped Wednesday cable at 2.75 (Golden State vs. Houston)/1.84 (Boston vs. Milwaukee), and the network’s afternoon UEFA match was at 0.23.  NBC Sports Net’s […]

> There’s something infectious about watching the people behind a brand-new TV hit enjoy their success, and at tonight’s PaleyFest salute to this year’s break-out comedy hit NEW GIRL, the pleasure of the cast and producers bubbled over.   To an unusual extent that the panelists acknowledged themselves, the dynamics among the cast members and writers […]

> Basketball. CBS:  On a night when the other networks mostly didn’t choose to compete, some enormous upsets in the NCAA TOURNAMENT gave CBS a slam-dunk victory for the night with a (preliminary) 2.2, way higher than last year’s Day 2. CW:  NIKITA returned to the schedule after several weeks of reruns (that show has […]

  Viewers remained unenthused about this year’s NBA FINALS. 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 […]

> Don’t give up on Fringe just yet. FOX:  Maybe all the fans really were at The Hunger Games last week.  FRINGE had a huge rebound to 1.2 last night, which still put it in 3d place for the hour (this is Fringe, after all), but gave it a welcome tie with the already-renewed Grimm […]

  Game shows are becoming the superhero movies of broadcast TV. 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 […]