NETWORK UPDATE:  The ratings adjustment gods were kind to ABC, as DANCING WITH THE STARS climbed 0.1 to 1.7, AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.2 to a more presentable 2.1, and FOREVER went up 0.1 to 1.8–which gave it 2d place in the hour, over CBS’s PERSON OF INTEREST, because that show lost 0.1 in […]

  The second night of the fall TV season was far from the ratings bonanza of the night before. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Tuesday, 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC benefited most from the adjusted ratings for Monday night, with both DANCING WITH THE STARS and the preview of FOREVER gaining 0.2.  The 8PM episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY found an extra 0.1 (unlike last year, when BIG BANG’s season premiere jumped up in final numbers), but SCORPION lost 0.1, as […]

  None of the networks had very much to complain about last night, as the fall TV season officially got under way. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY handily won the 8PM showdown with episodes at 5.3/5.4, comparable with the 5.3/5.8 it had in preliminary numbers (on Thursday) last fall, although both of those episodes went […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MADAM SECRETARY stayed put, but THE GOOD WIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the final FOX episode of AMERICAN DAD (it’s moving to TBS).  60 MINUTES lost 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.6 to 7.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday (plus a few […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ESPN dominated SATURDAY CABLE, taking up all of the top 6 slots for the day and a few more lower down, starting with COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 9AM Eastern Time.  After Nickelodeon’s […]

  FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but UTOPIA remained at its dismal 0.5. Ratings for Friday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts in key demos (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As it usually does, WWE on Syfy took Friday night, down 0.04 from last week to 0.77, and perhaps not surprisingly, it’s […]

  GOTHAM:  Monday 8PM on FOX – If Nothing Else Is On… PLAYERS:  Batman (and if we’re being honest, Christopher Nolan, even though he has nothing to do with this show).  Series creator Bruno Heller, who was also behind The Mentalist and HBO’s Rome.  Star Ben McKenzie, and a supporting cast headed by Donal Logue […]