Wednesday ratings for last night, last year and last week.  Night 3 of Million Second Quiz slumped to a 1.2 adult 18-49 rating (three night track: 1.7…1.5…1.2), as its competition got significantly stiffer (the early premiere of The X Factor on FOX with a 2.1 and time period leader Big Brother on CBS with a […]

  Note:  SHOWBUZZDAILY has adjusted the Sunday ratings below to estimate final nationals when west coast viewing of live events (NFL) is re-tallied, specifically for NBC and CBS (the latter had both a 44-minute overrun leading into its primetime schedule and San Diego local coverage of the unusual late-night–on the east coast–game).  Final same-day numbers […]

  NBC:  The regular Friday line-up got off to a solid start.  GRIMM, at 1.8, was just about where the show had been last spring (and up 0.2 from last season’s finale).  The better news was that DRACULA looks to be as compatible with Grimm as the network had hoped, holding that 1.8 for a […]

  Note:  NBC and FOX NFL ratings below are adjusted to reflect our estimated final numbers after time zone adjustment.  In addition, the CBS schedule ran about half an hour late in several markets, also due to football. Preliminary numbers for the simultaneous premiere of BONNIE & CLYDE on Lifetime, A&E and History are at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.6, and FOX’s game to 0.5.  In addition, both episodes of MANHUNT: DEADLY GAME gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun WEAKEST LINK lost 0.1 and the rerun ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES dropped 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Friday January 3, Saturday January 4 and Sunday January 5, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   College Football Early Bowls Friday 7.2 rating ESPN 8:30 Orange Bowl #12-Clemson […]

  NBC has pulled the plug on SEAN SAVES THE WORLD, its misbegotten Sean Hayes vehicle.  The series has aired 12 of its 14 completed episodes (a total of 18 had been ordered), and it’s not yet clear what will be replacing it on Thursdays–the network will use its upcoming Olympics break (an SNL special […]

  The Olympics pushed American Idol below a milestone. NBC:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details about the ratings track for the WINTER OLYMPICS.  Last night’s preliminary 5.9 was up 0.3 from Wednesday, but below the comparable night at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 games, and only the Opening Ceremony and Tuesday’s telecast are […]