CW announced a set of sensible changes for its midseason schedule today, cutting its losses on the shows that aren’t working and trying to save its flailing Mondays. The adjustments will phase in over a month or so.  On Monday, February 17, HART OF DIXIE begins a roughly 5-week hiatus, and the new STAR-CROSSED […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals). A very quiet week ending the day before Labor Day, with all four broadcast networks averaging around a 1.0 or 1.1 adult 18-49 rating for the week in prime time.  Collectively, the four networks are […]

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. US & THEM:  Midseason TBD on FOX – Potential DVR Alert   FOX’S midseason rom-com US & THEM features two of TV’s most huggable stars in Jason Ritter (recently of Parenthood–let’s all try to forget The Event) and Alexis Bledel (once and forever Rory […]

> America wasn’t in the mood for scripted drama. NBC:  The network replaced the deceased Chuck with the reality show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? and could only pull a 4th place 1.1 in the hour (admittedly a bit better than Chuck was doing, and probably at a lower price).  GRIMM had a bad […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY typically takes a sharp dip after its season premiere (last year it dropped 0.38 to 1.07), and 1984 was no exception, down 0.32 to […]

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 14: March 29-April 4, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (Note, the chart below has a mistake: DESIGNATED SURVIVOR aired a new episode.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Perhaps for the first time, MLB Network had the top show on cable Wednesday with the […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The BARBARA WALTERS 10 MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE special gained 0.1, going out on a high note with 2.2.  In addition, the Celine Dion HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS special picked up 0.1, bringing it to a still-low 0.7, while the IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BELL special was less impressive after it lost 0.1 to 0.5. […]