NBC looks to its past–and faces its present. NBC: 30 ROCK had a nice send-off, a 1.9 that was up half a point from last week as old fans gathered to watch the gang one last time. But “catastrophic” doesn’t do justice to the debut of DO NO HARM, which at 0.9 is reportedly the […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE CONNERS gained 0.06 to 0.48, THE GOLDBERGS grew by 0.07 to 0.37, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rose 0.06 to 0.49, and NOT DEAD YET was up 0.06 to 0.31. A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up 0.05 to 0.24. CBS: SURVIVOR rose 0.05 to 0.74, LINGO climbed 0.06 to 0.32, and TRUE LIES […]
NETWORK UPDATE: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and RUNNING WILD respectively went up and down 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, THE WHISPERS fell 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP didn’t air last Monday due to its duty as lead-in to the premiere of BASKETBALL WIVES on Sunday, but it was back this week at the […]
Here is how this television week is shaping up, three days down and four to go.
UPDATE: As expected, the WINTER OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY and GROWING UP FISHER adjusted to 3.2 and 2.0. THE AMAZING RACE fell to an even lower all-time low premiere at 1.5, and 60 MINUTES was also down 0.1 to 1.3. SUNDAY CABLE: As had been previously reported, THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) was its usual giant […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Both GANG-RELATED and BLACK BOX went up 0.1 in final numbers, which is a bit heartening for GANG in particular, since it means the show went up–however slightly–from its premiere. Also up 0.1: the BACHELORETTE rerun. THURSDAY CABLE: Soon ABC will be airing the Finals, but for now the NBA PLAYOFFS are […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK gained 0.03 to 0.60, but 20/20 fell 0.18 to 0.31. CBS: Back from a rerun week, SWAT rose 0.03 to 0.49, MAGNUM PI held at 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.46. NBC: HOME SWEET HOME climbed 0.05 to 0.21, and DATELINE was up 0.05 to 0.38. FOX: […]
The NBA FINALS weren’t so mighty this year. 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 […]