NETWORK UPDATE:  The changes from Monday’s overnights were all at NBC, which had the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast boosting its preliminary numbers.  The new episode of SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 to 0.8, and TELENOVELA was down 0.2 to 0.6.  Both will need to show more signs of life in their official “premieres” next week.  […]

  Conservative CBS is making lots of changes next fall. UPDATED with reactions to trailers, which are available here.     No network preaches the “Everything is just fine in broadcast TV” scripture louder than CBS, but the fact is that its biggest hits (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Survivor) are aging, and the network […]

  The post-Olympics tide lifted most boats. 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 follow […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE post-BACHELOR special lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL continued to dominate holiday cable, with the ROSE BOWL at 4.14, the SUGAR BOWL at 2.83, and the COTTON BOWL at […]

  Nielsen is closer to catching up. 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 follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers adjusted to reflect the presidential address at 9PM, CBS’s NFL Films documentary UNDER THE LIGHTS fell 0.2 to 0.5, and EXTANT gained 0.1 to 0.8.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 1.9, while TAXI BROOKLYN lost 0.3 to 0.8.  On FOX, the HELL’S KITCHEN special was up 0.1 to […]

  Note:  STAND UP FOR CANCER, which aired on all broadcast networks except CW, had no commercials, so Nielsen won’t include it in final numbers.  NBC outrated the rest in preliminaries, with 0.4 to otherwise identical 0.3s. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, […]

  Viewers seem to feel like the broadcast season can’t end soon enough. 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 […]