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 FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 5.4, down 0.2 from 2019, and the RED CARPET ARRIVALS pre-show ended up at 1.5.  In addition, BATWOMAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a transition night for Showtime, where […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.05 to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.35. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.04 to 0.46, MAGNUM PI gained 0.03 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME shed 0.03 to 0.18, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN […]

> One network dominated all of primetime last night… FOX:  …and it wasn’t FOX.  You can’t call TERRA NOVA a disaster–a 3.1 rating (slightly adjusted from Mitch Metcalf’s report) is a decent number these days, and the show did hold its audience solidly through all of the 2-hour premiere–but given the massive hype, not to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL games gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As is often the case on Saturdays, sports was in control of the cable box, although it’s less typical for soccer to be the dominant sport. […]

  It’s rare for a busted network pilot to find a home somewhere else, but DEVIOUS MAIDS, which had been created by Desperate Housewives‘ Marc Cherry initially for ABC (and by its in-house studio), has accomplished the feat.  Lifetime has adopted the serialized comic soap with a 13-episode order to begin airing in 2013, presumably […]

  The numbers continued trending downward. 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 follow the […]

For NBC, the preseason was nice while it lasted. NBC:  The network launched its Thursday line-up last night against little or no competition from 2 of the other networks…. and fell off a cliff.  THE OFFICE, the last remnant of “must see TV,” tied its lowest-rated airing ever at 2.1, which was down a ghastly […]