>The second night of American Idol was down 28% from last year.  FOX still won the night, but suddenly CBS is nipping at its heels on this important night for advertisers.                Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating Thursday     FOX    CBS    ABC    NBC    01.19.2012   3.9 […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SEAL TEAM rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 reigned over Wednesday cable, with BLACK INK CREW at 0.48/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.42, and BASKETBALL WIVES down […]

NBC’s Deception premiered to a 2.0 adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals last night (very close to our 1.9 rating forecast).  Look for the series to go down a few tenths from here in the next few weeks.  Biggest Loser (2.4 rating from 8-10 pm) beat our 2.1 rating forecast and is off to a solid start. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The finale of JEOPARDY MASTERS rose 0.11 to 0.61, and THE PRANK PANEL premiered at 0.30.  THE GAME SHOW SHOW fell 0.09 to 0.19. CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.69, down 0.02 from last week and down a tenth from last May. NBC:  On season finale night, CHICAGO […]

>Game 2 of the World Series averaged a 3.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, down from a 3.9 fast national rating for Game 1.  The official nationals rating for Game 2 should be about a 4.0 this afternoon (compared to a 4.2 for Game 1).  It really is a shame because this is […]

On a night that featured gold medal victories for US women’s soccer, women’s water polo and men’s decathlon (none of which are particularly TV-friendly events), NBC Olympic coverage in prime time averaged a preliminary 6.8 Adult 18-49 rating, on track to be the lowest-rated night so far from London and lower than the same night […]

> NBC continues to settle on Monday, down another three tenths of a rating point from last week across the entire night.  The Voice is down two tenths week to week (although that decline could become a one tenth drop when the official nationals are in).  The real decline is at 10 pm, with Smash […]