NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.7. In addition, the reruns of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, THE VOICE, DATELINE and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE all lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was another Saturday dominated by COLLEGE […]
NETWORK FINALS: The ABC line-up suffered in final numbers, with 500 QUESTIONS down 0.1 and both FRESH OFF THE BOAT reruns down 0.2. The NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH reruns also lost 0.1. AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, on the other hand, went up 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]
> 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 […]
> See A Word About Busted Pilots For those who like Six Degrees of Separation-ish linkages: the protagonist of ABC’s busted pilot GRACE is Michael Grace, an aging, womanizing choreographer who bears some resemblance to Bob Fosse–or at least to Joe Gideon, the center of Fosse’s semiautographical All That Jazz. The actor playing Grace is […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK dropped a tenth to 0.46, and 20/20 was up 0.03 to 0.43. CBS: BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.11 from Thursday to 0.38. A BLUE BLOODS rerun followed at 0.29. NBC: The WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY was at 1.97, a dismal 70% plunge from the 2018 Ceremony. (Note that […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 7.7 in final numbers, down 0.6 from the final number for the 2015 ceremony. In addition, CBS aired a RED-CARPET ARRIVALS special in the 7PM hour, unusual for a Monday, and it rated at 1.6. Elsewhere, THE BIGGEST LOSER lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]
Solid starts for NBC’s new sitcoms. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]
> Well, the good news for A GIFTED MAN is that it’s not cancelled. It even has a “back order.” However, it’s about as begrudging as a back order can be: far from the usual 9 additional episodes, Gifted Man will only get 3 extra, for a season total of 16. This smacks of a […]