SLEEPY HOLLOW may be slipping into a coma. 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 […]
NETWORK FINALS: The special Prince-centric 20/20 went down 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, a post-baseball adjustment for CW lowered both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and the rerun of the CONTAINMENT pilot by 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN had the NBA PLAYOFFS on Friday, […]
Despite a drop, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES was the night’s easy winner. 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 […]
NOTE: The ABC numbers below will decline slightly in the official nationals this afternoon because of local pre-emptions in Kansas City and Milwaukee for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on ESPN). The CBS numbers below for the NFL special game (rescheduled from Sunday afternoon) will rise in the official nationals when live viewing on […]
NETWORK FINALS: The BIG BANG THEORY season finale and MASTERCHEF JR added 0.1 in final numbers, but THE BLACKLIST lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was ESPN’s turn to win the night with a NBA PLAYOFFS game, this one […]
Welcome to Upfronts week, when the broadcast networks (or what’s left of them) announce their Fall schedules and attempt to generate billions of dollars worth of excitement from advertisers. It’s harder than ever to authoritatively analyze the thought process that goes into a broadcaster’s cancellation, renewal and pick-up decisions, because network ad revenues directly […]
NETWORK FINALS: SPEECHLESS and DATELINE each lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable at 1.13. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 0.64, with the lead-in hour at 0.29. A&E’s LIVE PD […]
NOTE TO READERS: For the next several days, our afternoon cable posts will likely be in preliminary form first, updated with fully formated charts later. There may also be some delays. UPDATE: Charts updated, now in their normal format. Thank you for your patience. NETWORK UPDATE: ROOKIE BLUE gained 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Syfy’s […]