NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that at this time, we have no Thursday cable ratings below the Top 150. TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.62 (Houston vs. Oklahoma City)/0.38 (Boston […]

  Another sitcom for NBC’s new “we wouldn’t be edgy if you begged us” Thursday night comedy line-up, as Sean Hayes returns to what’s now “Might-Watch TV” with SEAN SAVES THE WORLD.  Well, let’s give Sean this much:  as gay family sitcoms go, it looks better than The New Normal.  And Hayes seems to have […]

        NETWORK FINALS :  ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD dipped 0.08 from last week’s midseason premiere to 0.92, TALKING DEAD jumped 0.18 to 0.32 (last week it didn’t air directly after WALKING DEAD), […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE GOLDBERGS, THE CONNERS, THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT and THE MASKED DANCER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN premiered at 0.17, with a USA simulcast at 0.12. ESPN’s […]

  The return of ShondaLand didn’t disrupt the other networks very much. 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). […]

> Some shows, believe it or not, are too low-rated even for NBC.  BEST FRIENDS FOREVER has exhausted its single joke (the strain caused on star/co-creator Lennon’s live-in relationship when neurotic, boundaryless pal/co-creator Jessica comes to stay) and been yanked off the network’s Wednesday night schedule.  If its remaining episodes are to be seen on […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.2 after adjustment to 3.1, while ABC’s stayed at 1.4, and NBC’s BREEDERS CUP coverage remained at 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A quartet of ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took 4 of the day’s Top […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AGENTS OF SHIELD narrowly averted this morning’s series low with an 0.1 adjustment upward, but while THE VOICE was also up 0.1, that just put it at a slightly higher series low.  The rest of the morning’s awful numbers remained as-is. TUESDAY CABLE:  TNT led again with NBA PLAYOFF games at 2.0/1.8, […]