2 hours of THE VOICE was all network TV could muster for excitement 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 […]

>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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37.  CW’s originals were at 0.04/0.02.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.83, with TOP RANK BOXING at 0.17, and COLLEGE BASEBALL at 0.16/0.16.  On ESPN2, FORMULA 1 was at 0.24, with UFC PRELIMS at 0.16 and […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of premieres, with PRESS YOUR LUCK at 0.41, GENERATION GAP at 0.46, and FATAL FLAW at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.20/0.23/0.19/0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.28/0.22. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.26. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS rose 0.07 to 0.36, AMOR VALIENTA was gained 0.03 to 0.25, and […]

>Last night, Grimm had its third outing and scored a preliminary 1.5 Adult 18-49 rating.  It dropped the same amount (down three tenths of a rating point) in week three as it did in week two, not a good sign at all.  Grimm’s three-week track: 2.1, 1.8, 1.5 rating.  Still, the night’s 8-11 pm 1.3 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.39, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.06 to 0.56.  The rest of the line-up swapped timeslots, with THE $100,000 PYRAMID up 0.08 to 0.45, and THE FINAL STRAW down 0.13 to 0.26. CBS:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.38/0.20/0.20, BIG BROTHER jumped 0.15 to 0.83. […]

> Earlier this afternoon, final national ratings for last Friday were released, and once they confirmed that GRIMM had pulled a 1.6 rating, even with the previous week (and just 0.1 out of first place for its hour), NBC reacted like it had found its own American Idol.   Not only did the show get its […]