NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MLB games adjusted up 0.1, and the GOD FRIENDED ME rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.62.  (We don’t cover theatrical movie airings here, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly at the top of Monday cable, led by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.54/1.38.  USA’s WWE […]

  Another NBC vs CBS showdown–but this one goes the other way. CBS:  Two-thirds of a remarkable night.  The back-to-back episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY that served as its Season 7 premiere were spectacular at 5.3/5.8, not just the highest network scores of the week (barring football), but up from last year’s 5.0 for […]

No one watches TV on Labor Day. NBC:  The post-Olympics scheduling experiment reached its nadir, as STARS EARN STRIPES hit a new low 0.9 in its finale, and GRIMM‘s 1.4 was down 0.2 from last week and just even with its numbers on low-rated Friday last season.  (The network also aired some notably confusing promos […]

  ABC:  WHAT WOULD YOU DO followed a 0.9 SHARK TANK rerun with 1.0, up 0.2 from last week’s holiday weekend.  20/20 also benefited from the additional eyeballs watching TV, up 0.3 to 1.0. CW:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION was at 0.3, and then after a 0.3 WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun, THE MESSENGERS gained […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE OSCARS picked up an extra 0.2 in final numbers, but its 11.0 still put it down 2.1 from last year’s ceremony.  All 3 half-hours of the LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET special were down around 2 points once time zone adjustments were made, leaving them at 2.7/4.1/6.4.  Elsewhere, the night’s FAMILY […]

  SLEEPY HOLLOW was moderately awake for its move to Fridays. 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 […]

  Lots of finales. 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. NBC:  The series […]