NETWORK UPDATE:  The post-football adjustments at CBS were once again substantial.  BIG BANG THEORY lost 0.1 to 3.7, which tied it with last week’s final number, and things went downhill from there.  LIFE IN PIECES dropped half a point to 1.8 (down 0.1 from last week), MOM fell half a point to 1.5 (same […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Both ZOO and the NCIS rerun fell 0.1 in final numbers.  In ZOO’s case, it settled at a 0.8 at 9:45PM and stayed that way for the rest of the broadcast.  CONTAINMENT, though, managed to stretch to a rounded-up 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS took the night, up 0.05 from last week.  Right behind was ESPN’s coverage of the high-profile Williams sisters match at the US OPEN at 0.95.  Spike aired a […]

  It really was the interview of the year. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  But CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND got hit badly when the adjustment for Chicago preemption was figured in, down by half to a paltry 0.2, with JANE THE VIRGIN down 0.1 to 0.4.  CRAZY is probably lucky it already has its Season 2 renewal in […]

  Crossovers work. 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 follow the chart. CBS:  The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from morning numbers were 0.1 drops for the reruns of CHICAGO FIRE and IZOMBIE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained a robust 0.22 from last week to take Tuesday cable with 1.00.  (It was clearly hurt last week by competition […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO PD rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE X-FILES premiere lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 1.29 (for Cleveland vs. Boston)/0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City).  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW ticked […]