> WARNING:  Spoilers Abound That expelled breath heard around the country this evening was a collective sigh of relief:  HOMELAND‘s season finale didn’t collapse.  On the contrary, it delivered a satisfying conclusion that resolved Season 1 storylines while setting the stage for an intriguing, and somewhat different, Season 2. No recent show has walked a […]

Monday preliminary broadcast ratings:

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT remained the strongest Tuesday show on the networks, but at a slightly lower level. 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 […]

> Matthew and Lady Mary 4Ever! The second season finale of DOWNTON ABBEY was watched by 5.4 million people, and while that may not sound like a lot (it’s about the same number as watched last night’s episode of Happy Endings, 3rd place in its timeslot), for PBS it’s pretty much Avatar.  It was the […]

  The return of original animation to FOX didn’t excite viewers. 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 […]

    Grimm has its night. NBC:  The season finale of GRIMM was the night’s highest rated show, with a 1.6 that was up 0.4 from last week and marked its highest-rated episode in months.  (Imagine if the show were actually good!)  It didn’t lift the rest of the evening, though:  WHO DO YOU THINK […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE FOUR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while AP BIO and MOM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.57/0.53.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE ORIGINALS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT repeated as Friday cable leader, down 0.08 to 0.48, with a pre-show half-hour at 0.37, […]