> And… they’re off!  The 2011-12 broadcast TV season is underway, and already there are some clear winners and losers. CBS:  Last night was always going to be a good night for the Eye, but the extent of the good news is remarkable.  The first un-Charlie Sheened 2 1/2 MEN was the most publicized event […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The ABC broadcast share of the NFL primetime game was 2.70.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NFL share was 2.11, and earlier COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.30/0.16, with ESPN2 at 0.15.  Hallmark’s original movie WEDDING VEIL EXPECTATIONS was at 0.21.  Reelz’s ON PATROL was at 0.14.  […]

  NOTE:  Preseason football will again lead to some adjustments in final numbers. 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 […]

> NEW GIRL, riding high off its exceptional rating last night, today became the first new series of the season to score a back-order of Spring episodes.  Even better, FOX made a statement by ordering 11 additional episodes instead of the usual 9 (normally, even if the network thought they’d ultimately want 11, they’d order […]

    BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.13 to 0.69, and THE PARENT TEST gained 0.07 to 0.39.  Returning from a week off, THE CHASE ticked down to 0.26. CBS:  Back from 2 weeks of reruns, YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.62, GHOSTS climbed 0.05 to 0.62, the just-renewed SO HELP ME TODD rose […]

  An OK start for THE PASSAGE. 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 […]

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) this week.  This is how the week’s ratings should roll out after the holiday.  We will update these times if anything changes. Friday Sep 4 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Sep 8 at 1 pm PT (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Sep 5 nationals rescheduled […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]