NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of the NIGHTLINE special that ran after LIFE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE WALL lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game easily topped […]

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). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings […]

> See A Word About Busted Pilots We round out our survey of some of the more notable busted pilots of the season with the distinctive POE, produced by Warner Bros Television for ABC and written by Chris Hollier (a former writer for Kyle XY).  Unfortunately, this pilot stands for the proposition that “distinctive” doesn’t […]

The Independence Day holiday will cause delays for national U.S. television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days. This is how the cable and broadcast nationals should roll out the next week or so. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday 7/1 nationals available Tuesday 7/5 by 2 […]

  UPDATE:  SHARK TANK climbed another 0.1 to 2.0, while there were 0.1 drops for THE NEIGHBORS, UNDERCOVER BOSS, ENLISTED (giving FOX triple 0.5s across the night), BLUE BLOODS and DATELINE. FRIDAY CABLE:  GOLD RUSH (Discovery) led the night at 1.1, although that was down a big 0.6 from last week, and WWE (Syfy) was […]

  A pair of evenly matched COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took the night, with FOX’s Baylor vs. Oklahoma State contest edging out ABC’s TCU vs. Oklahoma duel, 1.2 to 1.1.  Elsewhere, two episodes of 48 HOURS were at 0.8/1.0 for CBS, and a run of the family movie FREE BIRDS gave NBC 0.5. ABC preempts its […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WORLD SERIES adjusted up to 4.1, which was up 1.4 from Sunday’s final.  In addition, MIXED-ISH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked down to 0.45.  FX’s MAYANS MC […]

        CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in […]