NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Logically enough, FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE led Halloween night cable, although it took a 0.16 hit to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.45.  On […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.58/0.31.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY dropped 0.06 to 0.40, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.24.  TBS’s FULL […]

>Five days into the November sweep, FOX is still in the lead but its percent increases over 2010 are coming back down to Earth, as expected, as the impact of Thursday and Friday’s Games 6 and 7 recedes.  Last night was a down night for FOX (2.3 for Terra Nova and House versus a 4.1 […]

  The Network Scorecard was in transit this morning, so we’ll jump to final Tuesday numbers. ABC:  In final numbers, AGENTS OF SHIELD gained back 0.2 of the 0.3 it lost this morning, avoiding a series low.  However, considering that this was supposed to be the show’s big game-changing crossover with the storyline of CAPTAIN […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.61.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.13.  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04.  NBC’s SNL returned from its Olympics break at 0.86.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.45/0.41/0.35/0.33/0.29/0.21.  As the war in Ukraine continued to dominate, cable news […]

  ABC has finally joined its brethren and announced the rollout of its fall schedule.  Although the majority of its shows will premiere during the official September 23-29 opening week, some series will start before and after that. MONDAY SEPT 16 8PM:           Dancing With the Stars FRIDAY SEPT 20 8PM:           Last Man Standing 8:30PM:      The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes involved reruns:  0.1 increases for ARROW, MODERN FAMILY and THE GOLDBERGS at 9:30PM.  We didn’t mention it this morning, but it’s also worth noting that ABC’s MOTIVE, its only original show of the night, was also its lowest-rated. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  ESPN’s coverage of the Miami/Indiana NBA PLAYOFFS game easily […]

  Just about everything not on CBS was down. 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 […]