Several of Tuesday’s shows returned from the Olympics break a bit lower than they left. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as well as the MOM rerun lost the same in final numbers.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no NFL game this Thursday, MTV’s TEEN MOM took the night, steady at 1.00, while a lead-out special was at 0.46, and ONE BAD CHOICE, which aired at 11:30PM, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NFL overrun, THE SIMPSONS fell 0.6 in final numbers, and BOB’S BURGERS, FAMILY GUY and REL were all down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN had an impressive finale, up 0.16 to 0.59 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELORETTE was at 0.90, up 0.16 from the December 2021 finale. CBS:  It was season premiere night, with FBI down 0.08 from last season’s premiere to 0.64, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down 0.09 to 0.50, and FBI: MOST WANTED down 0.15 to 0.51. NBC:  THE VOICE was at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s streak of upward adjustments continued on Friday, with LAST MAN STANDING, SHARK TANK and 20/20 all up 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday: CHART UPDATED BELOW with the Fox Sports 1 NLDS Games.  All four League Division Series on Friday are now listed. Friday’s cable […]

> NBC Wednesday = failure. NBC: Another new comedy, another flop. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, despite some good reviews, could only manage a 1.2 premiere. Which was better than the final 2 episodes of the network’s last try, BENT, which exited with a pathetic 0.8 average. The Betty White comedy reality show OFF THEIR ROCKERS at […]

  We won’t have Friday’s cable numbers until Monday, but there’s a good chance that ESPN’s World Cup coverage outrated everything on the broadcast networks last night. NBC:  The dubious honor of the night’s highest rated show went to DATELINE, down 0.2 from its last airing (it was preempted last week by the Stanley Cup Finals) […]

  SHOWBUZZDAILY has taken a look at Monday and Tuesday, and now we’ll pay an early visit to next fall’s network TV Wednesdays and stick out our necks with some early ratings predictions.  As we’ve noted, the period we’re covering is September 22-December 7, when all the networks will be introducing their new shows and […]