NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As was the case the previous week, the Fri-Sun holiday period is going to be light on non-sports original cable programming. ESPN’s coverage of the COTTON […]
Wasting no time, NBC has already issued the promo for its fall Monday 10PM drama THE BLACKLIST: At first glance, it appears to be a mash-up of 24 and Silence of the Lambs, with James Spader as the show’s ersatz Hannibal Lecter, with his own Clarice Starling-ish inexperienced FBI agent as his confidante (there’s […]
> The title “Best Drama On Network Television” used to mean a lot more than it does these days (what’s the competition? Parenthood has lovely moments but also its share of contrivances; Fringe and The Vampire Diaries are terrific niche shows), but for whatever it’s still worth, THE GOOD WIFE continues to own the crown. […]
The night belonged to the WOMENS WORLD CUP. 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 and comparisons […]
Big Brother wasn’t so big last night. CBS: BIG BROTHER premiered with a 2.1 preliminary adult 18-49 rating last night, down half a point from the 2.6 rating last year when it premiered in its more traditional post-Independence Day position on July 12, and tied its lowest premiere ever 5 years ago. THE AMERICAN […]
NETWORK FINALS: The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Another big night for news, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.59/3.8M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.43/2.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.35/2.7M. On […]
A fairly barren downbeat evening. 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 follows the chart. ABC: […]
NOTE: Both CBS and CW numbers below are inflated somewhat by local pre-emptions for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago, respectively. Precise L+SD program ratings available later today. 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), […]