We’re now 5 weeks into the fall TV season, and although some major changes in the schedule are ahead, mostly due to CBS’s half-season of Thursday Night Football coming to an end, there’s enough data to come to some conclusions about how the season is going for each network.  The following chart shows the […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  Part of SHOWBUZZDAILY will be at the Sundance Film Festival starting later today.  That means that our ratings posts will largely be charts without text for the rest of the week, and also that we may not be able to quickly respond to individual requests in the Comments.  (On the other […]

  A strong night for THE BACHELOR. 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 11 and Sunday April 12, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Golf PGA: The Masters “A Tradition (of Discrimination and Pompousness) Unlike Any Other” 2.48 rating ESPN 3:00 […]

> PRIME SUSPECT had an awful 1.3 rating in 18-49s last week, despite NBC’s having given it a vote of confidence with an order for 6 additional scripts, which would allow for continuous production should the show receive a back order of episodes.  Notwithstanding that ratings setback, the Peacock is going all-in on its commitment […]

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look back at the complete 2014-2015 television season.  CBS’s primetime lineup is shown below.  As a reminder, the programs are arranged by broadcast schedule, with each show placed on the night it spent most of the season.  The audience share for each of 30 gender-age subgroups is noted for […]

  In most of the country, FOX’s schedule slipped a few minutes due to NFL overrun, which will likely lead to adjustments tomorrow. 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 […]

  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT got more playful. 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 […]