NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s telecast of the Blue Jays vs. Indians BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.10.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.30.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.38/0.26/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.49/0.33/0.16.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.25 compared […]

  Last night’s SUPER BOWL wasn’t quite as gigantic as last year’s. 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). […]

>NBC had a terrific Monday after the Super Bowl, taking full advantage of the most-watched program in TV history to establish The Voice on its new night and deliver a solid opening for Smash.  However, there was significant tune-out over the course of the new Broadway drama, suggesting the audience for the show might settle […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.54, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER was at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the WORLD SERIES lost 0.1 in final numbers, adjusting down to 4.8. Elsewhere, it was a busy night of adjustment at ABC, where THE GOLDBERGS, SPEECHLESS and MODERN FAMILY all gained 0.1, but DESIGNATED SURVIVOR fell 0.1 to a further series low of 1.2.  In addition, SVU […]

>On a night overshadowed by the BCS National Championship college football game on sister network ESPN (Alabama shutting out LSU — ratings available later), ABC decided to go with female-skewing originals, narrowly beating the other broadcast networks with a 2.2 Adult 18-49 rating.  The Bachelor was down two tenths of a rating point in its […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK lost 0.03 to 0.52, and 20/20 was down 0.08 to 0.41. CBS:  SWAT was steady at 0.46, FIRE COUNTRY gained 0.04 to 0.52, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.42. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ rose 0.04 to 0.33, YOUNG ROCK held at 0.27, and DATELINE fell 0.17 to 0.32. […]