BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.19/0.13/0.12. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break with a crossover night, the FBI franchise included FBI: INTERNATIONAL up 0.15 to 0.49, FBI up 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED up 0.12 to 0.46. NBC:  NIGHT COURT gained 0.02 to 0.40, AMERICAN AUTO ticked down to 0.23, THE VOICE […]

> Earlier this afternoon, final national ratings for last Friday were released, and once they confirmed that GRIMM had pulled a 1.6 rating, even with the previous week (and just 0.1 out of first place for its hour), NBC reacted like it had found its own American Idol.   Not only did the show get its […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The simulcast of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT added up to a 1.38 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.239 million persons 2+ L+SD in an average minute of primetime (on ABC, ESPN2 and NFL Network).  On ABC, the 0.57 was up 0.12 from Night 2 in 2022. CBS:  Reruns at […]

> Limited competition did TERRA NOVA a limited amount of good. FOX:  The 2-hour season finale of TERRA NOVA, facing no original scripted competition on the night, will end up (depending on final rounding) matching or very slightly exceeding its series low of 2.1.  Not exactly the event the network had been hoping for. NBC:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The finale of JEOPARDY MASTERS rose 0.11 to 0.61, and THE PRANK PANEL premiered at 0.30.  THE GAME SHOW SHOW fell 0.09 to 0.19. CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.69, down 0.02 from last week and down a tenth from last May. NBC:  On season finale night, CHICAGO […]

  Duke helped the NCAA TOURNAMENT ratings. 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 […]

> It’s not an exaggeration to say that many people probably had to check their cable and satellite listings just to find out where their local PBS station was, once it became clear that the first season of what’s now called Masterpiece Classic’s miniseries DOWNTON ABBEY was not to be missed.  Now, after a year-long […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.65.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.02 to 0.02, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.02/0.02 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was […]