NETWORK UPDATE:  SURVIVOR increased by 0.1 from this morning’s numbers (the CSI rerun lost 0.1).  On ABC, both the SUBURGATORY finale and MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1.  On NBC, both REVOLUTION and SVU were up 0.1, but CHICAGO PD fell 0.1.  The ARROW finale rose 0.1, tying it with last season’s finale. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  The […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up to 1.5 in final numbers.  In addition, MISTRESSES dropped 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIZZOLI & ISLES began its final season on TNT at 0.58/0.52 for back-to-back episodes, down from 0.75 for […]

  Another holiday night dominated by reruns. 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 analysis follows the chart; […]

      This morning, every singing competition series tried to sign Adele. NBC:  ADELE LIVE IN LONDON did (for summer) a very solid 1.7, winning its hour and beating ABC’s season premiere of Secret Millionaire.  The MISS USA PAGEANT handed NBC the night with a 1.8, although that was down a significant 0.4 from […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday October 11 and Sunday October 12, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. NFL: Week 6 Sunday 10.6 rating CBS 1 or 4 pm Single (mostly DEN-NYJ, SD-OAK, PIT-CLE) […]

>The November Sweep began last night, and FOX is off to a rousing start.  One night into the 28-night “sweep” period (in which each of the 210 TV markets are measured demographically in addition to the normal national ratings), FOX is #1 with a 5.8 fast national 18-49 rating, up 41% over the same night […]

  A quiet exit for BLINDSPOT. 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 […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]