The DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS didn’t liven things up. 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). Ratings […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.51, THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.05 to 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked down to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.36.  BIG SKY slipped 0.02 to 0.23. CBS:  SURVIVOR dipped 0.05 to 0.67, THE REAL LOVE BOAT ticked up to 0.26, and THE AMAZING RACE was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 retained its Wednesday cable lead, although BLACK INK CREW was down 0.07 to 0.50, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.39.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of THE CATCH only got lower in final numbers, down 0.1 to a dismal 0.8.  GAME OF SILENCE also fell 0.1.  BONES, however, gained 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another day, another NBA PLAYOFFS win, this time for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while FOX’s NASCAR race and the rerun of THE BACHELORETTE lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, it was a holiday weekend, and sure, the second 2-hour chunk of […]

    When AMC issued its final 16-episode order for BREAKING BAD, there was immediate speculation that the network would split the show into 2 8-episode seasons.  The network stayed silent at the time, but now that structure has been confirmed.  Breaking Bad will return for the first of its Gus Fring-less final arc with […]

[UPDATE:  As expected, the post-football numbers for NBC left its shows with ratings virtually identical to last week’s.  Optimists might say that’s an accomplishment with this week’s much stronger competition–but it’s also true that the shows, none above a 1.6 except THE OFFICE’s 2.1, didn’t have much room to fall.  GLEE and SCANDAL also lost […]