NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which was strongest on NBC, and that network also had the highest-rated post-debate commentary half-hour at 1.4. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers to 7.0.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s Hollywood edition of LOVE & HIP-HOP returned at 1.25, 0.07 ahead of last week’s Atlanta finale, and it was followed by 0.98 for a special VH1 LIVE, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK dropped 0.07 to 0.48, and 20/20 fell 0.22 to 0.27. CBS:  The primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.77/1.38. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST returned from a week off down 0.08 to 0.23, and DATELINE was up 0.08 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked up to 0.58. CW:  CHARMED gained 0.02 […]

The PaleyFest panel for FOX’s NEW GIRL was as goofy and likable as the show itself, as Jake Johnson (Nick) was talked into not just performing the show’s theme song–after Zoey Deschanel (Jess) demurred–but Nick’s woeful moonwalk as well (Johnson took credit for the flipper-like hand gestures that went with it), Max Greenfield (Schmidt) reveled […]

  A crossover night boosted NBC’s CHICAGO ratings. 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 […]

  Broadcast TV is sinking into its holiday torpor. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to listing its ratings with a single 3-hour number, and it led Friday cable at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29/0.28/0.24.  HBO’s REAL […]

>The Voice results show at 9 pm lifted NBC to a weak first-place tie with ABC for the night, mainly because CBS took the night off with a slate of drama repeats.  The Voice edged Dancing with the Stars in the battle of results show, but the increased viewing for NBC at 9 pm did […]