BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK returned from a week off steady at 0.55. 20/20 jumped 0.33 to 0.49. CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS dropped 0.05 to 0.36, MAGNUM PI rose 0.06 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.03 to 0.46. NBC: PARALYMPICS coverage was at 0.19, and DATELINE fell a tenth to 0.27. A rerun […]
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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]
> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The night started with a KARDASHIANS special tied in to the upcoming (Disney-owned) Hulu series at 0.46. The rest of the line-up aired for the first time in 2 weeks, with an out-of-timeslot episode of THE WONDER YEARS up 0.02 to 0.33, HOME ECONOMICS down 0.05 to 0.32, and A MILLION […]
Fair starts for the trio of newcomers. 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 […]
BROADCAST FINALS: FOX’s USFL game was at 0.22. CW’s originals were at 0.03/0.03. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s continuing coverage of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.41, with the NFL Network simulcast at 0.14. ESPN also featured TOP RANK BOXING at 0.38 and UFC FIGHT NIGHT at 0.28. […]
A bad night everywhere but at ABC. 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 […]
> On a rare night this week not affected by baseball, a mixed set of results for the networks. NBC: The strategy of double-pumping WHITNEY and PRIME SUSPECT with repeat episodes on Mondays and Wednesdays in order to expose new viewers to the shows backfired: those people must not have liked what they saw, because […]