BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A run of the original pilot for THE MANDALORIAN (to coincide with the new season starting this week on Disney+) was at 0.29.  20/20 was up 0.03 to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT fell 0.13 to 0.33, followed by reruns at 0.21/0.20. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ ticked down to 0.26, YOUNG ROCK gained […]

  Another Tuesday win for America’s Got Talent. ABC:  A quick 20/20 special about Robin Williams outrated the usual Celebrity Wife Swap in the 10PM hour with 1.7, and gave ABC 2d place in that slot. At 8PM, EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS was down 0.1 to 1.2. NBC:  FOOD FIGHTERS was down 0.1 to 1.1, and then […]

> If you liked the ratings projections post for Fridays, you’ll love this post for SATURDAYS.   Six hours of repeats on the broadcast networks, a withering reality franchise in Cops, and one original scripted show.  ABC has the only game in town, the primetime college football game of the week.  Click “read more” to see the […]

Apparently ABC viewers are unimpressed by superheroes. ABC:  On a night when the other networks were mostly down (were viewers at the multiplex to see the near-record Avengers opening?), all of ABC’s shows were up, and the network took the night across the board.  SHARK TANK and PRIMETIME, in particular, rose a strong 0.3 for […]

Top telecast rankings through Thursday.

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday September 12 through Sunday September 18, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

  Viewers were evidently watching THE WALKING DEAD instead of network television 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE ROOKIE held at 0.53, THE ROOKIE: FEDS dipped 0.03 to 0.33, and WILL TRENT was down 0.02 to 0.27. CBS:  Reruns at 0.36/0.28/0.25. NBC:  NIGHT COURT continued to fall to earth after its big premiere, down 0.19 to 0.55, and AMERICAN AUTO was down 0.06 to 0.32.  LA BREA aired […]