> (RATINGS NOTE:  THE TIME-SLOT FOR ABC’S 2D EPISODE OF WORK IT BEGAN WITH A 3-MINUTE LAST MAN STANDING OVERRUN ON THE EAST COAST, WHICH MAY MAKE OVERNIGHT RATINGS LESS ACCURATE THAN USUAL.) A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of ENCHANTED (to tie in with Disney+’s new sequel) at 0.32, the midseason finale of ALASKA DAILY gained 0.03 to 0.20. CBS:  After reruns at 0.36/0.34, a PICKLED special was at 0.24. NBC:  LAW & ORDER rose 0.04 to 0.48, SVU climbed 0.06 to 0.57, and LAW & […]

>American Idol returned to the air down 26% from last year.  It still dominates the night, but it raises many questions.  Is the singing contest sub-genre tired as a whole?  Did X Factor lessen interest in Idol‘s return?  Are viewers tiring of the Idol judges?  And most intriguingly, is this a good sign or a […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 50: December 5-11, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

>NBC is reporting updated Nielsen ratings that correctly account for viewing in all time zones and the news is good for the Peacock. The game coverage scored a 40.5 Adult 18-49 rating, the best young adult rating for a Super Bowl since 1996 (Super Bowl 30’s 41.2 rating). In terms of household rating, this is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network successfully reshuffled its night.  THE ROOKIE, moved from Sunday and airing for the first time since December 4, was at 0.64 compared to 0.44/0.41 that night.  THE ROOKIE: FEDS shifted to 9PM and in its first airing since November 29 rose 0.13 to 0.44.  The premiere of WILL TRENT […]

NOTE: This was another night where half a dozen NFL exhibition football games inflated the preliminary ratings, making week-to-week comparisons pointless.  We’ll hold our analysis for our Network Update post on Monday afternoon. Tonight’s major event is the season finale of POWER on Starz. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below […]

>FOX Thursday was up from last week, thanks to a second hour of American Idol replacing The Finder at 9 pm.  But those two hours of Idol were also the lowest Thursday episode to date.  CBS was also down a bit from recent weeks, and the Grey’s Anatomy / Private Practice crossover did not improve ABC’s […]