> The X Factor won Thursday (the fourth of the season) with a 3.6 Adult 18-49 rating.  The Thursday track for X Factor has been 4.3…3.9…4.0…3.6.  The 3.6 will probably go up to a 3.7 or 3.8 in the official nationals later today, but FOX has to be mildly disappointed there is not a 4 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  THE GREAT AMERICAN TAG SALE was at 0.35, and THE AMERICAN RESCUE DOG SHOW was at 0.25. CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.79, down 0.13 from last week and down two-tenths from the December 2021 finale (however, in December it was presented as a 2-hour finale and separate lower-rated […]

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). ###

>NBC has given Grimm 205 promo seconds over the last week, a level that will be maintained or even increased throughout this week, leading up to the Friday launch.  NBC has to be encouraged by the 3.9 rating for the premiere of Once Upon a Time on ABC, although the Friday at 9 time period […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  On a sports-heavy Saturday, ABC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.11, NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.53/0.53, and FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  NBC’s TRANSPLANT continued to burn off at 0.20.  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.03. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, TOP RANK BOXING […]

> In a week when the ratings news has been pretty bleak for FOX, they’ve whipped up some glad tidings by announcing that X FACTOR is renewed for the 2012-13 television season.  It’s the first renewal of the season for a new series, but as X Factor is a fall-only show (supplanted in January by […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.02 to 0.43, GENERATION GAP dropped 0.05 to 0.41, and FATAL FLAW ticked up to 0.24. CBS:  After reruns at 0.32/0.30, BIG BROTHER was at 0.71, followed by a rerun at 0.23. NBC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.28/0.23. FOX:  Reruns at 0.04/0.04. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS lost 0.0 to […]

  Although its official Upfront presentation isn’t until tomorrow morning, NBC has unveiled its Fall 2015 primetime schedule, and here it is along with some instant analysis (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in italics): MONDAY 8PM:  The Voice 10PM:  BLINDSPOT (trailer here) The network may not have moved The Blacklist back […]