NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers (putting the show at 0.7, probably a new low), and the CBS DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Night 2 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION had CNN […]

  A solid start for BH90210. 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 and comparisons […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER season finale and TRAINING DAY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On CMT, SUN RECORDS premiered at 0.20, after a pivotal episode of NASHVILLE gained 0.02 to 0.19.  (Note: […]

  UPDATED with reactions to FOX trailers, which are available here:   The FOX fall schedule is a puzzlement. FOX seems to have done little to help itself with its fall 2016 line-up, leaving two of its weakest nights unimproved, and burying one of its highest-profile projects on low-rated Friday.  The network will be more […]

  A slow night. 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 follows the chart. CBS:  […]

  CBS–because it’s CBS–doesn’t release trailers for its new series, but instead provides 3-4 minute behind-the-scenes featurettes.  These are about as informative as the puff pieces you’d find as an “extra” on a Hollywood DVD, and they’re even less reliable as a predictor of series quality than a real trailer would be.  So take them […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 2.3.  In addition, the primetime SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable, up 0.07 to 0.67.  Note that the programs listed […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 rose 0.08 to 0.50, and GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.05 to 0.43.  A rerun followed at 0.17. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.26/0.21/0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.30/0.28/0.23. FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF rose 0.04 to 0.40, and ANIMAL CONTROL ticked up to 0.21, followed by a rerun at 0.12. CW:  Reruns at […]