NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.1 to 3.2.  Complete World Series Game 3 ratings coverage here. In addition, LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday cable, even though it eased off by 0.04 […]

> One of the big questions marks over the Fall Thursday schedule has been NBC’s need to replace Steve Carell as the lead in THE OFFICE.  Reports are that James Spader, who brought his funny/creepy vibe to the show’s season finale as one of the applicants for Michael Scott’s job, may be joining the series […]

  A largely steady 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 analysis and comparisons follow the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US dropped 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD narrowly led Friday cable, up 0.02 to 0.58, with the pre-show hour up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.57/0.40, […]

  ADJUSTED UPDATE:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 each, but HANNIBAL fell 0.1 to a bloodless 0.8. FRIDAY CABLE:  Things weren’t any more exciting on the cable side, as WWE (Syfy) was the best the night could do at 0.8, with SONS OF GUNS (Discovery) behind at 0.6.  Both were steady with […]

ABC turned in a 1.8 rating with adults 18-49 last night, down from the 2.0 last week but still #1 for the night.  Last Man Standing and Malibu Country each posted a 1.6 rating in their second week (down four-tenths of a rating point for Last Man and down a hefty seven tenths for Malibu).  The comedies fell to second place […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With the WINTER OLYMPICS airing, most of the other networks were in rerun mode.  Here that meant 0.53/0.49/0.44/0.24. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.39, and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.47.  Reruns followed at 0.23/0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 2.01, the highest mark thus far, but still way […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of PENN & TELLER: TRY THIS AT HOME gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another win for TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise at 0.80/0.49/0.45, compared […]