CBS almost had the night to itself. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both GANG-RELATED and BLACK BOX went up 0.1 in final numbers, which is a bit heartening for GANG in particular, since it means the show went up–however slightly–from its premiere.  Also up 0.1:  the BACHELORETTE rerun. THURSDAY CABLE:  Soon ABC will be airing the Finals, but for now the NBA PLAYOFFS are […]

  STAR-CROSSED:  Monday 8PM on CW – Change the Channel If aliens are in high school, we must be on CW.  The network’s midseason entry STAR-CROSSED plays as a clip reel of CW’s greatest hits, from the supernatural teen romance of The Vampire Diaries to the forbidden love of Beauty and the Beast to the […]

> Two of the fall’s most publicized new shows premiered last night, to very different results. FOX:  The House of Murdoch won the night, as well as the biggest headline:  all those ads showcasing the goofy charm of Zooey Deschanel paid off big-time, and NEW GIRL‘s 4.8 rating (slightly updated from Mitch Metcalf’s report) was […]

BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun at 0.28, 20/20 was at 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.180.18 NBC:  US OPEN coverage was at 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.07 to 0.67. CW: After reruns at 0.06/0.07, GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF was up 0.02 to 0.05. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP jumped a tenth to 0.23, BETTY EN […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no change from this morning’s preliminary 3.8 rating for the CMA AWARDS.  ARROW and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX) won the night, down 0.12 from last week (and down 0.63 from last year’s post-Halloween […]

  A choice between college football and the videogame kind. 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 […]

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). ###