BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.59, THE WONDER YEARS gained 0.07 to 0.54, THE CONNERS rose 0.09 to 0.61, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.38.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS (which won’t be airing next week) climbed 0.05 to 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.92, TOUGH AS NAILS lost […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led primetime at 0.53, although it was outrated by FOX’s afternoon game at 1.12, ABC’s own afternoon game at 0.87, and by NBC’s new SNL episode at 0.88.  NBC’s primetime BREEDERS CUP coverage was at 0.14.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.65, followed by a SUPERSTAR special at 0.28. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.32/0.30. NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.06 to 0.73.  The season finale of LA BREA rose 0.05 to 0.51.  The night ended with a NEW AMSTERDAM rerun at 0.22. FOX:  THE RESIDENT jumped 0.14 to 0.49.  […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday April 28-29, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, April 29-30, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for New Year’s night. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN got everything it could have wanted from the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, which were gigantic at 8.94/8.33, and had the highest […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

The Christmas and New Year’s holidays will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days. This is how the ratings should roll out the next two weeks. Thursday 12/23 nationals available Monday 12/27 afternoon Friday 12/24 nationals available Tuesday 12/28 morning Saturday 12/25 nationals available Wednesday 12/29 morning Sunday […]