Even football was subdued on a very quiet night. CBS: A blowout win by Atlanta over Tampa Bay tested even NFL fans, as THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL crashed by 2.2 from last week to a 3.3 preliminary rating. That will go up in final numbers, but not enough to make up the difference. NBC: THE […]
NETWORK UPDATE: THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost 0.1 in final numbers to 2.0. With quarter-hour info, the spread between the end of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (which gained 0.1 in adjusted numbers) and LAURA also got starker: a 1.1 gap between the 2.9 NBC had at 9:45PM and the 1.8 still watching LAURA at 10:30PM. Of […]
The first big volleys of the Fall TV season were… inconclusive. NBC: The network would be delighted if MYSTERIES OF LAURA could duplicate last night’s 2.1 rating when it airs in its regular timeslot. On the face of it, the show did a solid job of retaining its 2.3 lead-in from the season finale […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The NEW GIRL season premiere and DANCING WITH THE STARS each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE: Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday (plus a few other noteworthy programs) in key demos are below: SONS OF ANARCHY (FX) was off last week’s blistering 3.19 season premiere pace, falling […]
THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA: Wednesday 8PM on NBC starting September 24 (premieres 10PM on September 17) – Change the Channel PLAYERS: Star Debra Messing, and central co-stars Josh Lucas and Laz Alonso. The Spanish TV series on which it’s based. US series creator Jeff Rake, who’s worked on an assortment of shows over the past decade […]
RED BAND SOCIETY: Wednesday 9PM on FOX – If Nothing Else Is On… PLAYERS: The Fault In Our Stars, which opened studio and network eyes to the commercial appeal of seriously ill teenagers. Amblin Television, the small-screen wing of Steven Spielberg’s production empire. The Spanish series that originated this project’s concept. US series creator Margaret […]
At this point, FOX will take what it can get. FOX: No one expected the season premieres of NEW GIRL or THE MINDY PROJECT to come close to last fall’s 2.9/1.9 premieres, but at 1.6/1.3, but at least New Girl was above last May’s 1.2 finale, and Mindy was above last spring’s 1.0 low […]
NETWORK UPDATE: DANCING WITH THE STARS hung on better than expected in adjusted network numbers, retaining all of this morning’s 2.4 (still a season premiere low). AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1. Ratings for Monday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts (now with all three individual hours of wrestling on USA and a few additional programs added): ESPN’s […]