NETWORK FINALS:  Despite football adjustment, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers.  The rest of the CBS line-up was less fortunate, with 9JKL down 0.1, and each of KEVIN CAN WAIT, ME MYSELF & I and SCORPION down 0.2.  Elsewhere, THE GOOD DOCTOR gained 0.1, while THE BRAVE lost […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s Thanksgiving night THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 9.0.  There were also football-related adjustments at CBS, which had aired the late afternoon game:  the rerun BIG BANG THEORY lost 0.2 to 3.2, and LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.1 to 2.1, but MOM gained 0.1 to 1.7. In addition, the MUPPETS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 (keeping it above its series low) and BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Somewhat weirdly, the premiere of Syfy’s INCORPORATED rated higher on its USA simulcast (0.20) then on Syfy itself (0.15). Neither […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Football adjustment took DANCING WITH THE STARS down 0.1, but THE GOOD DOCTOR was untouched.  Elsewhere, KEVIN CAN WAIT, THE VOICE and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS Closing Ceremony got a big 0.6 bump in final numbers, while the preceding OLYMPIC GOLD special lost 0.3 and the AP BIO preview gained the same.  In addition, due to a NASCAR overrun, only a few minutes of the BROOKLYN NINE-NINE rerun ran across the country. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports led Saturday cable, with NBC Sports Net’s Game 3 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS at 0.91, and TNT’s UEFA match at 0.65 (Univision’s […]

  LITTLE BIG SHOTS is officially network TV’s new big thing. 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). Ratings […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Both NBC and CW had baseball preemptions in some key markets, and suffered for it in final numbers:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and GRIMM were each down 0.1, and so were THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and THE ORIGINALS–the latter two particularly ugly post-adjustment at 0.3s.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]