BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.28. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION gained 0.03 to 0.18, followed by reruns at 0.14/0.15. NBC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.20. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked up to 0.49. CW:  KILLER CAMP ticked down to 0.03, and DYNASTY returned at 0.02. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP lost 0.03 to 0.30, and INFIEL was up […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 1.52, down a calamitous 68% from 2020.  Elsewhere, NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS and BOB’S BURGERS adjusted up to the next tenth, while presumably as a result of sports, the adjusted number for CHERRIES WILD was down two-tenths.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  Note:  Particularly on a night with little original programming of note like the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the glitches in the way some networks list their “originals” start to show, which explains why HBO’s airing of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES shows up on the chart below (twice!).  As for the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while TAKE TWO lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of MTV’s JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION topped Thursday cable, down a tick to 0.94, with the season finale of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The observant will have noticed that the chart below doesn’t actually contain the adjusted final network ratings.  We’ll update later if we can, but meanwhile this text has the actual final ratings, with comparisons to last week’s finals unless otherwise noted. The chart is now correct. ABC:  A rerun […]

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).  

  At least there was a little variety in which reruns scored best last night. CBS:  It was MIKE & MOLLY on top with a 1.5 rerun, and 2 BROKE GIRLS behind it at 1.4, both ahead of the usual leader, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and also MOM, both at 1.2.  The network threw […]