BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE ROOKIE rose a tenth to 0.60, THE ROOKIE: FEDS gained 0.05 to to 0.37, and WILL TRENT was up 0.05 to 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.31/0.32. NBC:  A strong premiere for the rebooted NIGHT COURT at 0.98/0.94.  It was followed by the 2-hour series finale of NEW AMSTERDAM at 0.39/0.33, […]

>Early ratings from the 56 metered markets (covering about half the country) indicate the Academy Awards telecast had a similar household rating and share to last year’s show, as reported by Deadline.  The early demographic ratings from a subset of these markets (covering about a quarter of the country) are also similar to last year’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun at 0.35, 20/20 was down 0.08 to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.03 to 0.47, FIRE COUNTRY was down 0.03 to 0.48, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.39. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.27, YOUNG ROCK held at 0.22, and DATELINE was up 0.03 to 0.31. […]

  ABC drama returned to Thursdays. 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 comparisons […]

> There’s something infectious about watching the people behind a brand-new TV hit enjoy their success, and at tonight’s PaleyFest salute to this year’s break-out comedy hit NEW GIRL, the pleasure of the cast and producers bubbled over.   To an unusual extent that the panelists acknowledged themselves, the dynamics among the cast members and writers […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.42, THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.04 to 0.30, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.43, and NOT DEAD YET was down 0.04 to 0.25.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS ticked down to 0.19. CBS:  SURVIVOR rose 0.03 to 0.69, LINGO returned from a 2-week break down 0.04 to 0.26, […]

  Small increases and drops. 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 follows the chart. […]

> FASHION STAR‘s premiere wasn’t very attractive. NBC:  FASHION STAR debuted with a 1.6 which, as lousy as it was, allows the network to briefly claim a timeslot victory–next week, when Unforgettable (which has been rating in the low 2s) airs a fresh episode, that will almost certainly change.   Star couldn’t even hold its […]