Everyone knows that the shine of a post-Olympics “preview” berth doesn’t last long–just ask 2012’s Go On and Animal Practice.  But it’s at least supposed to provide a new show with a strong sampling.  Ironically, last night’s WINTER OLYMPICS ratings were so disastrous (2.6 in preliminary numbers–see Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details)  that ABOUT A […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of THE GREAT INDOORS and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no Thursday Night Football this week, sports fans flocked to replacement programming.  ESPN had all of the Top 3 slots with […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CROSSBONES can’t seem to hold onto a 0.6 rating, as it dropped again to a timbers-shivering 0.5.  20/20 climbed 0.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  Syfy’s WWE led the cable evening, up 0.1 to 0.8 amid the many FAMILY GUY and ROBOT CHICKEN reruns.  Its leadout THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS held onto very little of that at […]

A blah night for network TV. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL may not be the behemoth it used to be, but it’s not going anywhere either, down just a tick to a still-powerful 5.4.  That’s higher than the combined ratings for ABC, CBS and FOX on the night. ABC:  It’s not much of a surprise that THE […]

  People had better things to do on Valentine’s Day. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the 8PM half-hour of 60 MINUTES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.19, the season finale of INSECURE was at 0.18, […]

> It being a Friday, not a single show on network television could even manage a 2 rating in 18-49s.  Even within that narrow radius, though, there was room to be a loser. CBS:  A GIFTED MAN (see our Pilot + 1 Review) had little room to fall after a blah debut, and now it […]

  A loud finale and a quiet premiere. 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 […]