NETWORK UPDATE:  As often happens because of its 8:31PM end-time, THE BIG BANG THEORY went up 0.1 in final numbers for its season finale, while THE MILLERS lost 0.1.  GREY’S ANATOMY also gained 0.1, while REIGN (which started at 9:01PM) was on the wrong side of an 0.1 adjustment. THURSDAY CABLE:  The NBA PLAYOFFS […]

  The prospect of a remote-produced ALL RISE didn’t excite viewers. 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 […]

  FOREVER:  Tuesday 10PM on ABC THE FACTS:  Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) is a brilliant New York medical examiner who can solve any murder.  Partly that’s because he has a lot of experience with death, since he himself has (temporarily) died many times–when he falls out a window, is poisoned or hit by a […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   NASCAR returned to the top of the sports heap this weekend, up 18% over the […]

  THE MASKED SINGER remained strong. 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 […]

>American Idol edged down again this week, but the rate of decline is slowing.  The Wednesday edition appears to be locking in on a 5 rating or just below.  Meanwhile, ABC bounced back from last week and is approaching last year’s pace.  CBS, in contrast, is way off last year’s numbers.  NBC continues to struggle […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMYS gained half a point in final numbers, but 5.9 is still an all-time low in the demo.  Elsewhere, the 10PM SHARK TANK lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports on ESPN topped Sunday cable, with the PRO […]

  And after 9 hours of delay, we have… ratings!  Which look pretty much as expected, despite the new Nielsen methodology.  Of course, with a night of reruns and faded specials on almost every network, it’s not clear if we’d recognize a change even if one was there.  Next week will be much more telling. DEMOGRAPHIC […]