NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but BLACK-ISH and NASHVILLE fell the same.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Wednesday cable.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS were dominant, with the clinching Golden State vs. Portland […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE only got bigger with final numbers, increasing by 0.2 to 6.7.  In addition, SURVIVOR gained 0.1, as did MODERN FAMILY and SVU, but NASHVILLE declined the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK led the night, down 0.17 from last week’s season premiere to 0.87.  The 2d episode of MOONBEAM CITY […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dipped 0.03 to 0.48, and 20/20 was down 0.08 to 0.28. CBS:  SWAT shed 0.03 to 0.40, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.03 to 0.45, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.02 to 0.45. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL gained 0.04 to 0.24, and DATELINE was up 0.07 to 0.34. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN slipped […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7, up 1.5 from last week’s game.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.04, up 0.29 from last week’s game.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE ticked up to 0.77, […]

  Note:  comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, rather than to Thanksgiving Eve. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE VOICE, DATELINE and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA all lost 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL led […]

  Not much to say about a night mostly occupied by the State of the Union Address. CW:  As the only network TV series airing against coverage of the President’s speech, SUPERNATURAL got a 0.1 boost to 1.2, even with its season high.  THE ORIGINALS, which faced more normal competition, was down 0.1 to 1.0. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.67/0.63.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW crashed by 0.26 to 0.50.  On History, VIKINGS dropped 0.07 to 0.50, and […]