NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s only adjustment, now that Nielsen has corrected its mistakes, was an 0.1 rise for SHARK TANK.  DATELINE also gained 0.1, as did HAWAII 5-0 BLUE BLOODS, but BLUE BLOODS HAWAII 5-0 lost the same amount. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday (plus a few other […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  Basketball scrambled INSTINCT’s premiere. 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 chart. […]

  TNT’s season finale of DALLAS, perhaps aided by USA’s decision to air a rerun Royal Pains in the timeslot, sprang to a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo last night, its best rating since its 2d week on the air back in June.  That was up a remarkable half a ratings point from last […]

In breaking news, EMPIRE did NOT set a new record last night. 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). […]

  Not even the NBA Finals could hold its own this low-watched summer. ABC:  Thanks to the NBA FINALS GAME 1, ABC was up 267% for the night versus the same Thursday last year, but that’s apples and oranges.  A more meaningful comparison is Thursday, June 14, 2012, which also featured an NBA Finals game.  Last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly at the top of Monday cable, led by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.54/1.38.  USA’s WWE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of ARROW lost the same (putting the latter down to 0.1, a dismal number even for a summer rerun).         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at the […]