NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s SURVIVING R. KELLY continued to be on a tear at 0.93/0.92.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned with a new episode at 0.58, lead-in hour at 0.24, […]

  The Tuesday battle between NBC and ABC tightened. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  DATELINE slipped 0.1 from its early number, but CROSSBONES held steady.  On ABC, both WHAT WOULD YOU DO? and the SHARK TANK rerun rose 0.1.  FRIDAY CABLE:  WWE (Syfy) was on top with 0.8, up 0.2 from last week.  DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES (Food Channel) and a History Channel special D-DAY IN […]

> The network development season for shows that would go to series in 2012-13 is in full gear, and that means an avalanche of press releases and trade reports that describe many of the deals as “put pilots.”  In recent weeks, Stephen Gaghan, Josh Friedman, Sarah Silverman, Shawn Ryan, Ryan Reynolds, and Greg Berlanti are […]

  College basketball domination. 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 the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The limited series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT debuted at 0.43, and the accompanying documentary series LET THE WORLD SEE was at 0.40. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since December 9, with YOUNG SHELDON up 0.08 to 0.74, UNITED STATES OF AL up 0.05 to 0.50, GHOSTS up an […]

>A rare night of December originals on the broadcast networks Sunday night.  The Sunday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints drew a 6.5 Adult 18-49 fast national rating from 8:30 onward, a number which we expect to rise to a 7.3 in the official nationals.  NBC Sun 9.25 10.2 10.9 […]

  The turkey was barely cold before Christmas season arrived on the networks. 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 […]