NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 to 3.0 in final Wednesday numbers (EMPIRE stayed put with its giant 4.0).  BLACK-ISH, however, fell to an even deeper series low, down 0.1 to 1.9.  It would be no shock if ABC swapped BLACK-ISH with THE GOLDBERGS on Wednesdays to get the new show away from the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Another 0.1 for EMPIRE pushed the blockbuster to 5.4 in final numbers, and AMERICAN IDOL gained a tenth as well.  In addition, SURVIVOR and ARROW gained 0.1.  However, BLACK-ISH, NASHVILLE and THE 100 each lost 0.1. Ratings in  demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down half a point from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.07 from last week to 1.04.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.14 to […]

  The midseason finale of THIS IS US dominated the night. 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 […]

  ROSEWOOD ended its season quietly. 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 chart. ABC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime network finals had ABC at 1.6 (down from 2.5/2.7 in 2016, when the network split up its night for ratings purposes), CBS at 1.1 (down from 2.4), NBC at 1.7 (down from 4.0), and FOX at 1.0 (compared to 1.2/0.5).         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers.  The other changes were all in reruns, 0.1 drops for ARROW and both episodes of SVU.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of History’s SIX jumped 0.09 to 0.44.  The season premiere […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no mercy in the final numbers for WEIRD LONERS or THE DOVEKEEPERS.  However, THE VOICE, NCIS, THE FLASH and FOREVER all received 0.1 bumps. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): YOUNGER (TV Land) debuted with a 0.17 […]