Special edition of SKEDBALL, a preview of the 11/28-12/4 weekly report with data through THU 12/1. ###
> NEW GIRL, riding high off its exceptional rating last night, today became the first new series of the season to score a back-order of Spring episodes. Even better, FOX made a statement by ordering 11 additional episodes instead of the usual 9 (normally, even if the network thought they’d ultimately want 11, they’d order […]
NETWORK FINALS: The NCAA TOURNAMENT on CBS adjusted to 1.7/1.2, and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was another big day for the NCAA TOURNAMENT, which supplied the Top 6 (and 7 of the Top 8) […]
NETWORK FINALS: Things slid a bit for ABC after football adjustment, as expected, but even a 0.2 drop to 2.2 for THE GOOD DOCTOR is a terrific result (DANCING WITH THE STARS dipped 0.1). There were also several adjustments at CBS, with THE BIG BANG THEORY up 0.2 to 4.1, YOUNG […]
NOTE: We’ll post final charts when we have them. Also, at this time we have no information on Friday cable ratings below the Top 150. NETWORK FINALS: LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PROVEN INNOCENT, BLUE BLOODS and SCREENTIME lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals […]
NETWORK FINALS: The AMERICAN IDOL finale gained 0.2 in final numbers, while AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was up 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Whatever viewers may have thought about the series finale of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, they watched in record-breaking […]
NETWORK UPDATE: ROOKIE BLUE narrowly avoided a new series low by finding an extra 0.1 in final numbers. THURSDAY CABLE: Sports ruled the day and night. As detailed in today’s WORLD CUP SKEDBALL report, the US vs. Germany match had a big 3.0 rating despite the 11AM Eastern start time of the telecast (and […]
> Fairy tales rule… but watch out for the zombies. ABC: We won’t know for sure until later today, but odds are that the highest-rated show on TV last night was the season finale of The Walking Dead on AMC (our season finale review is here). In the world of broadcast networks, ONCE UPON A […]