NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, ROSEWOOD, CRIMINAL MINDS, and ARROW all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THE MIDDLE and BLACK-ISH, on the other hand, each lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL took last week off, and although it topped the cable originals, it was down […]

Note: The numbers below, mostly live sports and news, do not reflect viewing of those programs in the Pacific Time Zone. Come back Tuesday morning for precise program ratings for Saturday broadcast and cable. 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 […]

>NBC had a terrific Monday after the Super Bowl, taking full advantage of the most-watched program in TV history to establish The Voice on its new night and deliver a solid opening for Smash.  However, there was significant tune-out over the course of the new Broadway drama, suggesting the audience for the show might settle […]

  A low night for THE SIMPSONS. 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 analysis and […]

  This was the first Wednesday in a while not to feature special circumstances (World Series games, the CMAs), and things returned pretty much to normal. ABC:  All the network’s shows were within 0.1 of their last regular airings.  THE MIDDLE rose 0.1 to 2.3, BACK IN THE GAME was similarly up to 1.8, MODERN […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  All the 8PM shows except THE ORIGINALS were adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers, so their position relative to each other stayed the same–but ABC must be relieved that AGENTS OF SHIELD declined just 0.1 for the week.  At 9PM, SUPERNATURAL went down 0.1, making ORIGINALS the highest -rated CW show of […]

  Most shows returned from a week or more off. 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). […]

>UPDATED NUMBERS FOR NBC THROUGHOUT.   FOX had the late Divisional playoff game (that goes until about 8 pm) this year and took full advantage of it, successfully previewing new comedy Napoleon Dynamite twice.  NBC will be in second place on the night because of the Golden Globe awards.  The 3.6 rating noted below in the […]