BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 rose 0.08 to 0.50, and GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.05 to 0.43.  A rerun followed at 0.17. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.26/0.21/0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.30/0.28/0.23. FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF rose 0.04 to 0.40, and ANIMAL CONTROL ticked up to 0.21, followed by a rerun at 0.12. CW:  Reruns at […]

  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 […]

  SATURDAY AMC:  HELL ON WHEELS held well in total viewers at 2M, but they got a lot older, as the show’s 18-49 rating fell from 0.5 to 0.3.  That makes almost 80% of its viewers over 50, not exactly the most advertiser friendly audience.  Still, if these numbers can hold, the show is still […]

  MADOFF didn’t cash in. 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 the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  STALKER ended up down 0.1 from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) gained 0.22 to 1.99 and once again topped Wednesday cable.  ESPN’s NBA BASKETBALL games took the next 2 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  PARKS & RECREATION has been badly in need of a boost, and airing behind COMMUNITY may have supplied it, as an extra 0.1 in final numbers gave it a 1.5, which may not look like much but is up 50% from its last airing.  It was the highest rated show on NBC […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 gained 0.06 to 0.52, GREY’S ANATOMY edged up 0.02 to 0.42, and ALASKA DAILY ticked down to 0.21. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON climbed 0.05 to 0.68, GHOSTS rose 0.07 to 0.61, SO HELP ME TODD was up 0.02 to 0.34, and CSI: VEGAS grew by 0.04 to 0.29. NBC:  Reruns […]