Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  No network will finish above a 2 rating for the week, even as the May sweep (with plenty of original episodes began).  The problem this past week was there were no live sports or special […]

Welcome to the Broadcast News & Late Night Series report, a weekly round-up of broadcast series that air outside primetime such as the 6:30 pm weeknight newscasts, the 7-9 am news and interview shows and the late night comedy series. Other weekly news and late night series such as Saturday Night Live and the Sunday […]

  The latest CBS drama pick-up for 2013-14 comes a bit out of left field:  RECKLESS, a legal soap about an illicit romance between a defense attorney (Cam Gigandet) and a prosecutor (Anna Wood) against the background of a police sex scandal.  This doesn’t just sound like an ABC show, it sounds like a specific […]

  RESURRECTION is one of ABC’s TBD series, and it seems that it may be intended to have a limited run (perhaps bridging the gaps of a serialized show, in order to avoid reruns and preemptions), although it’s not clear if that means it would come to a definite end in the way of a […]

  THE BACHELOR: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ended quietly. 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). Ratings […]

Updated telecast rankings for the week ending Sunday.

The top programs on both broadcast and cable over the last few weeks.  Programs scoring a 1.3 adult 18-49 rating or higher are listed.  Also, for reference, The Tony Awards on CBS Sunday was added to the list.

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC was again at the top of cable with its 90 DAY FIANCE franchise at 0.73/0.68/0.55, compared to last week’s 1.03/0.78/0.43.  On Bravo, BELOW […]