NETWORK UPDATE:  Things only got worse for AQUARIUS and HANNIBAL in final numbers, as both lost 0.1 to hit new lows of 0.2 and 0.3 respectively.  The rerun of RUNNING WILD was also down 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO insists on listing its premieres of theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why THE MAZE RUNNER appears […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 27 through Sunday August 2, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

  THE VOICE took a hit. 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 comparisons […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.33/0.22/0.24/0.18, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was steady at 0.26. CBS:  SURVIVOR ticked down to 0.85, BEYOND THE EDGE also ticked down to 0.27, and GOOD SAM ticked up to 0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.39/0.43/0.43. FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.04 to 0.67, and DOMINO MASTERS was down 0.02 […]

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows that ABC’s Last Man Standing is the top priority over this new sample period, not surprising given that it premieres tonight.  Once Upon a Time is also getting its due as we head toward its Sunday, October 23 debut. CBS has the longest list of promoted shows, as The Eye continues […]

> 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 […]

    CW Programs added below the chart as a note.     NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, THE SIMPSONS, 60 MINUTES and NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CW: Pandora     8:00 PM  […]

  UPDATE:  The Hollywood Reporter followed up on our story, and interviewed WKYC’s General Manager, who claims that the Matlock preemptions (which will continue next week), are merely to make up for the fact that the Academy Award telecast left Griffith out of its “In Memorium” segment.  (“We thought it would be a nice tribute.”)  […]