NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, THE BACHELOR WINTER GAMES finale gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA returned from its All-Star break, and TNT’s doubleheader was at 0.80/0.65 to top Thursday cable.  NBC […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that due to last week’s State Of the Union address, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. ABC:  THE BACHELOR aired a Tuesday edition at 0.76, down a tenth from Monday.  TO TELL THE TRUTH followed at 0.29. CBS:  FBI gained 0.04 to 0.65, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TOUGH AS NAILS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS slipped 0.02 to 0.42.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.07 to 0.59, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.46. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.22/0.21. NBC:  US FIGURE SKATING was at 0.20. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.12 to 0.67. CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US ticked up to 0.09, and MAGIC WITH THE STARS was up a tick to […]

  NBC’s undead are starting to look like corpses. NBC:  Just 3 weeks into its season, GRIMM is down to 1.3, already as low as the show scored all last spring.  That’s down half a point from its season debut 2 weeks ago, and down 0.2 from last week.  It was in 3rd place at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT telecast adjusted to 1.3/1.3/3.0 (the latter hour being the Duke game), compared to 1.4/1.1/2.4 on last year’s parallel night.  Elsewhere, DYNASTY dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was dominated once again […]

  ABC’s Friday sitcoms ended their seasons quietly. 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 and comparisons […]

Big Brother’s second episode aired last night, scoring a preliminary 2.2 rating with Adults 18-49.  Although it was the top-rated broadcast program Sunday night (and the only network program to top a 2.0 rating Sunday), last night’s episode was down three-tenths of a rating point from the comparable episode last summer.  More detail on Sunday […]