Welcome to the 2013-14 broadcast network TV season–where what was supposed to be the first clash of the titans has already turned out to be no contest at all. NBC: With the much-hyped return of the original judges on THE VOICE, the show premiered for its second fall cycle with a huge 4.9 rating, way […]
AFTERNOON UPDATE: All the 8PM shows except THE ORIGINALS were adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers, so their position relative to each other stayed the same–but ABC must be relieved that AGENTS OF SHIELD declined just 0.1 for the week. At 9PM, SUPERNATURAL went down 0.1, making ORIGINALS the highest -rated CW show of […]
AFTERNOON UPDATE: With the NFL factored out of ABC’s ratings, DANCING WITH THE STARS fell 0.1 to 2.0, and CASTLE dropped 0.2 to 2.2. However, THE BLACKLIST held its 2.9 (losing in total viewers to Castle). MONDAY CABLE: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ESPN) was inevitably in front with a tremendous 6.1 rating, just slightly behind […]
FOX has a Monday problem. FOX: ALMOST HUMAN hit its lowest rating yet, down 0.4 from last week to 1.9 (now lower than Bones had been in that slot), but the bigger issue is that it seems to be hurting SLEEPY HOLLOW, which fell 0.3 to a new low 2.2. If Almost Human can’t be […]
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. […]
The NBA ended its season in a big way. 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 […]
HBO: 18-49 numbers for Sunday’s debuts were in line with the preliminary ratings yesterday, as TRUE DETECTIVE launched with 1.0, and the two episodes of GIRLS were at 0.6/0.5. SHOWTIME: The Season 3 premiere of SHAMELESS was at 0.9, down from 1.1 for last year’s debut. HOUSE OF LIES slipped 0.2 as well, but […]
Wednesday fast national ratings and relevant comparisons: