CW didn’t need to make a lot of changes after a successful (on its terms) season, and it hasn’t.  The network confined its fall moves to 2 nights, opting for stability the rest of the week and keeping 4 additional shows (2 new, 2 returning) for midseason use.  Here are the details: MONDAY:  This […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers, but at 4.7, it was still nowhere near last year’s 6.0 premiere.  SVU, SUPER FUN NIGHT and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE all lost 1.0 from their already unimpressive ratings.  WEDNESDAY CABLE:  The Season 5 premiere episodes of DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) were at 3.3/3.4, easily the top-rated […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the SCORPION rerun. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  To no one’s surprise, the COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME won the night for ESPN with 8.26, and the network had the night’s Top 5 slots.  However, that was well […]

  Ratings information for Starz’s BLACK SAILS was never particularly abundant, thanks to a combination of the show’s slow Saturday berth, Starz not being forthcoming, and a general lack of buzz.  The series finale appears to have rated in line with its first 2 episodes, with 0.28 in 18-49 (that goes up to 0.45 with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Live coverage of the North Korea summit caused some messiness in final numbers.  The rerun $100,000 PYRAMID was interrupted, and ended up at an adjusted 0.5.  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun was also interrupted, but with no overall adjustment.  On CBS, the reruns of MOM and MAN WITH A […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE ROOKIE fell 0.14 to 0.50, THE ROOKIE: FEDS dropped 0.12 to 0.32, and WILL TRENT was down 0.08 to 0.30. CBS:  The FBI franchise found the mothership up a tick to 0.61, INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.46, and MOST WANTED up 0.13 to 0.45. NBC:  After a year off TV […]

  Nothing on network television managed more than a 1.2 rating. 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:  FOX’s NFL WILD CARD game adjusted to 8.9.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN shared the AFC NFL WILD CARD game with ABC, and the cabler’s share was 2.09, while the COLLEGE BASKETBALL games that sandwiched football were at 0.47/0.45.  […]