BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dipped 0.03 to 0.46, and GREY’S ANATOMY was down 0.09 to 0.40.  ALASKA DAILY aired for the first time since November 17, up 0.02 to 0.22. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON edged up 0.02 to 0.63, GHOSTS dipped 0.04 to 0.54, SO HELP ME TODD  (back […]

  THE PASSAGE continued downward. 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 follow […]

> Showtime announced today the return of 2 of its signature dramas:  both DEXTER and HOMELAND will begin their new seasons on Sunday, September 30. Not coincidentally, this is exactly 1 week after the year’s Emmy Awards on September 23, at which Showtime will be hoping that both shows–but particularly the dazzling and widely-acclaimed Homeland–will […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost 0.05 to 0.42, AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.65, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  After powerhouse afternoon NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 1.89/2.75, primetime was up across the board:  60 MINUTES by a tenth to 1.03, THE EQUALIZER by 0.14 to […]

  Due to last week’s State of the Union address, the last-minute postponement the week before that, and other preemptions, most 9-11PM comparisons (and some in the 8PM hour) are to 3 or 4 weeks ago. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult […]

> SMASHWatch says:  could’ve been worse. ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS returned to the schedule with a 3.5 that was only 2/3 of last year’s spring premiere number, and accordingly the lowest-rated premiere in series history.  (It was, however, considerably higher than the ratings The Bachelor had been getting in the timeslot.)  CASTLE‘s boost was […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 17 through Sunday April 23, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year […]

> The sex jokes may have diminished over at Whitney, but they’re in full force on ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA?.  In the first few minutes of tonight’s season finale, Chelsea (Laura Prepon) told her friends about a trip to Atlantic City:  “I got penetrated by a guy who made salt-water taffy.”  This was followed by […]