FOX edged NBC again on Monday night, while ABC premiered The Glass House, which caused viewers to flee. The combo of Hell’s Kitchen (2.5 preliminary 18-49 rating last night) and MasterChef (2.3) combined to give FOX a first place 2.4 rating Monday night. Although one of the Gordon Ramsey shows might see an upward adjustment […]

  USA:  Another strong night for the BURN NOTICE/SUITS duo.  Burn, which uncharacteristically featured the killing of a major recurring character, was the highest-rated show on cable with 1.4 in 18-49s (slightly up from last week, and about 40% of its total viewership), while Suits held even at 1.2, skewing around the same. FX:  ANGER […]

  A pair of veterans returned low. 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 and comparisons follow […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.35/0.30, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.22 from its last airing on May 24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.23/0.22/0.21. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.65, down 0.11 from last May’s premiere.  The premiere of HOT WHEELS was at 0.33. FOX:  BEAT […]

  Football helps one network, the lack of it hurts another. 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 […]

  This is why CBS doesn’t need to change its line-up much for the Fall. FOX:  Although the ratings don’t reflect it, last night’s 2-hour GLEE  included probably the series’ strongest episodes of the season, harking back to the feel of Season 1 (even Lindsay Lohan, in her stunt-casting bit, came off far better than […]

  DYNASTY hit an unhappy landmark. 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 the chart. CBS:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.57.  CBS’s BELLATOR MMA was at 0.18.  NBC’s SNL was up 0.09 to 0.78.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.10.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS gained 0.02 to 0.08.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.82/0.52/0.49/0.35/0.32/0.26 on ESPN, and 0.13/0.13/0.11/0.08/0.03 […]