THE CONNERS took a hit. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   College Football Top Games on Saturday 3.2 rating NBC 3:30pm Michigan State-#22 Notre Dame 3.1 rating ABC […]

  Nothing on network television managed more than a 1.2 rating. 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 […]

> Just how big a fan are you of RULES OF ENGAGEMENT?  If CBS dropped it off the top of the Empire State Building, would you jump after it?  Because that’s pretty much what they’ve done by (probably only temporarily) airing new episodes on Saturdays.  The rest of the night isn’t even worth mentioning… The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The bad start for LIFE SENTENCE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers to a dismal 0.2, even as lead-in RIVERDALE rose 0.1 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1:  CHICAGO PD, while THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

The top programs on both broadcast and cable over the last few weeks.  Programs scoring a 1.3 adult 18-49 rating or higher are listed.  Also, for reference, The Tony Awards on CBS Sunday was added to the list.

  One network’s finale night fared better than another’s. 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 […]

> UPDATE:  Glen Mazzara, who’d been Frank Darabont’s #2 on the WALKING DEAD writing staff,  has indeed been appointed to take over showrunning duties.  (Darabont’s continued presence, if any, is still being discussed.)  Mazzara has a lot of experience as a writer/producer on shows like Hawthorne, Crash and The Shield, but not as a show […]