Fans are already starting to miss their favorite serial killer, as DEXTER had the best launch of its run with last night’s Season 8 premiere. The show had 2.5M viewers, up 100,000 from Season 7’s premiere. (Demo numbers weren’t released, but should end up at around a 1.4 in 18-49s–which, if true, would mean […]
Updated weekly ratings chart for broadcast and cable:
A rough night for most of the networks. 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 follows […]
FRIDAY STARZ: The pay-TV network had plenty of announcements at its TCA press tour session, including a renewal for its pirate series Black Sails before the show has even aired, but there wasn’t a word of comfort for MAGIC CITY, which is just 2 weeks from its Season 2 conclusion. The show has been […]
Don’t get too comfortable with this morning’s numbers. Per Mitch Metcalf: “Because of local pre-emptions for NFL preseason games, each network except for FOX should decline in the official nationals. CBS, NBC and CW should drop about one tenth of a rating point (maybe two tenths). But ABC will drop the most (down four […]
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). ###
Univision topped all but one English-language network last night. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT won the night, but it only tied last week’s Tuesday low 2.2. ABC: EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS was down 0.2 for the night to 1.1. FOX: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was up slightly to 1.2. CBS: Reruns, highlighted by a […]
FOX continued to reap some benefit from its early premiere week. FOX: The premiere of DADS had a 2.1, better than last season’s Raising Hope debut (1.7), but facing atypically weak competition on the other networks. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE looked more promising with a 2.5. At 9PM, NEW GIRL was strong at 2.9, a tick better than last season’s premiere, although the […]