BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.16/0.16. CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership down 0.03 to 0.46, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down 0.09 to 0.40, and FBI: MOST WANTED down 0.08 to 0.38. NBC:  NIGHT COURT fell 0.11 to 0.29, and AMERICAN AUTO was down 0.02 to 0.21.  The season premiere of THE WALL was at […]

> Other shows aired last night besides Mad Men. AMC:  Nevertheless, let’s start there.  Early numbers on the MAD MEN premiere give it the show’s biggest audience ever, higher than the season 4 premiere by a factor of over 20%, and with an 18-49 rating of around 1.2 that was 30% higher than last season’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30. NBC:  After […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

> Not even championship basketball can dent SMASHWatch. NBC:   Perhaps the moment last night that most typified the lows SMASH has reached was the bit where Ivy popped pain pills while staring into a mirror affixed with photos of Marilyn Monroe, while the theme to the Marilyn musical started to play in the background, because–sing […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS was at 3.54, down 0.09 from last year’s Game 1. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.27/0.19/0.19. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST moved into its endgame position with a shift to Thursdays, where its episodes were at 0.24/0.20 compared to Sunday’s 0.19.  A rerun followed at 0.16. FOX:  Reruns at […]

>The top few programs on cable this week were generally good enough for third place in their time periods, including broadcast competition.  The 10:30 pm edition of Pawn Stars on History Monday hit a 1.8 rating with Adults 18-49 (down a few tenths from last week), just missing NBC’s Smash.  Monday 10 pm: #1 ABC […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s USFL game was at 0.14.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.33.  On CW, TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.03/0.02 compared to last week’s 0.02/0.02.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE WORLD SERIES game was at 0.55, and UFC PRELIMS was at 0.21.  Fox Sports […]