NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE lost its 0.1 bump.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The late game of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader (Houston vs. Dallas) took Wednesday cable honors at 0.62, with 0.41 for the early […]

  The controversy over BACHELOR IN PARADISE yielded a tiny ratings bump. 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). […]

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:

  Sports on two networks. 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 follow […]

  According to published reports, CBS, CW and now FOX have largely concluded their upfront sales of advertising time for the 2013-14 broadcast season.  (“Upfront” meaning sales closed before the season begins, as opposed to the “scatter” market, which sells time during the course of the season–normally networks try to sell 70-80% of their ad […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On the night of the Alabama special Senate election, it was CNN’s turn to shine, with the 10PM hour of ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.96/1.25/3.5M, over MSNBC’s LAST […]

>Not much change at the top of the weekly cable ratings chart, with Jersey Shore, Pawn Stars and Teen Mom 2 leading the pack.  However, all three shows were down from recent highs as we enter the February sweep and these shows face nothing but original episodes on the broadcast networks.  Tosh.0 returned to Comedy […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.24 to 0.41 (without an afternoon basketball boost).  AMERICAN IDOL similarly fell 0.14 to 0.51, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.04 to 0.20. CBS:  With the final round of the Masters as lead-in, 60 MINUTES more than doubled last week, up 0.43 to 0.85.  […]