NBC bid adieu for the season to its highest-rated show. NBC:  Despite speculation that the season’s finale of SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL would be a bust with Tony Romo out due to injury, the game turned out to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller, and with Dallas and Philadelphia in a win-or-go-home game, NBC had a huge […]

  An aptly-titled music special provided the night’s strongest sign of life. 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). […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.33/0.30. CBS:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.23/0.23, BLOOD & TREASURE had its season premiere at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.25. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.15 to 0.62. CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.05/0.06. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS gained 0.02 to 0.31, AMOR VALIENTE was steady at 0.19, and INFIEL was down […]

  The night was a bout between basketball and soaps. 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 […]

  It was a big night for basketball and song. ABC:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  We are estimating that last night’s Game 6 of the NBA FINALS, in which Miami forced a Game 7 on Thursday by beating San Antonio in overtime, will end up with a 7.6 rating in the official nationals later today when […]

> (RATINGS NOTE:  THE TIME-SLOT FOR ABC’S 2D EPISODE OF WORK IT BEGAN WITH A 3-MINUTE LAST MAN STANDING OVERRUN ON THE EAST COAST, WHICH MAY MAKE OVERNIGHT RATINGS LESS ACCURATE THAN USUAL.) A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.04 to 0.41, THE CHASE was up 0.03 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was steady at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.76, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.05 to 0.34. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.29. CW:  After a rerun […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, Season 3 of THE SINNER premiered at 0.19, down 0.12 from the Season 2 premiere.  BRIARPATCH launched at 0.09.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.96 […]