> At FOX, perhaps the most terrifying 7 words in the English language:  AMERICAN IDOL May Not Have Hit Bottom. FOX:  Despite no special competition on any other network, Idol‘s 5.1 was down a full ratings point from last week, and down a horrible 35% from last year’s parallel episode.  This is still, of course, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  With the exception of UNCLE BUCK, everything on ABC (reruns of THE MIDDLE and BLACK-ISH, and the new TO TELL THE TRUTH) fell 0.1 in final numbers.  Also down a tenth: NBC’s MAYA & MARTY and FOX’s COUPLED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  Silent Night, at least in the ratings. 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 […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s coverage of the Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games naturally led Saturday cable at 3.26/2.99, with its sister networks airing the games featuring local team announcing […]

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   On ABC, there were 0.1 bumps for THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY, but NASHVILLE lost 0.1.  On CBS, SURVIVOR gained 0.1, but the CODE BLACK premiere dropped 0.1, obviously not a big shift, but not a good sign, either.  Both ROSEWOOD and EMPIRE climbed 0.1 at FOX.  CW’s IHEARTRADIO […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC (but not FOX) was hit by post-football adjustments, as both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2.  There were no other adjustments.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.45, […]

  EMPIRE is the real thing. 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 […]