NETWORK UPDATE:  As it did last week, RECKLESS lost 0.1 in final numbers, down to a woeful 0.6.  BIG BROTHER and WIPEOUT each gained 0.1. SUNDAY CABLE:  HBO’s TRUE BLOOD led the night with 1.7, up 0.1 from last week.  Considering the offbeat nature of THE LEFTOVERS, it held fairly well in its 2d […]

  DEBRIS didn’t hold up well. 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 analysis and comparisons […]

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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.11 from Thursday to 0.50.  A 20/20 rerun followed at 0.46. CBS:  BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.09 from Wednesday to 0.45, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.24. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 0.97/1.14, down from 2.90 on the parallel night in 2018. FOX:  […]

> A generally lousy week for network TV continues. ABC: Despite its crossover with PRIVATE PRACTICE, GREY’S ANATOMY (which was admittedly facing American Idol this week) swooned to a season low 3.1, down almost 25% from last week. Free of Idol, Practice saw more benefit from the crossover at 10PM, with a 2.6 that was […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s numbers came down after the Dallas airing of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed, with DANCING WITH THE STARS reduced by 0.2, and CASTLE by 0.3.  On CBS, 2 BROKE GIRLS held its morning number, but THE MILLERS lost 0.1 to a still lower series low 1.7; however, SCORPION gained 0.1.  The […]

> TOUCH:  Mondays 9PM on FOX, starting March 19 – Change the Channel FOX’s new series TOUCH got off to a very good start in the ratings with a “preview” episode last week (having American Idol as a lead-in didn’t hurt), and certainly indications are that it could be a solid hit when it makes […]

NOTE: The numbers for FOX below will rise +25% or more in the official nationals when WORLD SERIES live viewing before 8PM PT in Southern California and the rest of the West Coast is factored in. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult […]