> On cable this past week, NFL football was again the top-rated program, and Jersey Shore was in second place, as usual.  But tying for second was the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, which aired 30 minutes after the first Sheen-less Two and a Half Men was broadcast.  Even the repeat of the Roast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Due to NFL Preseason adjustment, the reruns of MASTERCHEF and BEAT SHAZAM went down 0.2 and 0.3, respectively, in final numbers.  In addition, the BLUE BLOODS rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable belonged again to A&E’s […]

  A dull night, even by summer standards. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Sandwiched by reruns at 0.34/0.25/0.07, Disney/ABC aired a promo run of the Disney+ ANDOR series at 0.17. CBS:  SURVIVOR dipped 0.04 to 0.66, and THE AMAZING RACE was down 0.04 to 0.38, followed by a rerun at 0.20. NBC:  A COUNTDOWN TO THE MACY’S THANKSGIVING PARADE special was at 0.42, followed […]

  The Sked’s State Of the Network Reports:  NBC and CBS Two good things, and only two, have happened to ABC in 2013.  One is Scandal.  The other is that NBC’s implosion has been so absolute and riveting (and it never stops) that ABC has been in something like a Network Protection Program by comparison. […]

  SATURDAY CABLE:  The season premiere of DOCTOR WHO on BBCAmerica scored 0.85 in 18-49s, with 2.2M total viewers.  The premiere of INTRUDERS, airing afterward, lost most of that lead-in with 0.23/796K.  The DOCTOR WHO AFTERSHOW slipped some more to 0.17/408K.  Elsewhere, OUTLANDER (Starz) got older with its 3rd episode, falling 0.06 in 18-49s to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.58.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.40.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION gained 0.02 to 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY ticked up to 0.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.46.  ESPN’s PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage […]

  ABC ratings below are inflated by local pre-emptions in Washington DC and Kansas City for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. 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 […]