AFTERNOON UPDATE:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained an additional 0.1 in adjusted numbers, putting it at 2.1, 0.2 higher than last week’s 8PM episode.  (The night’s rerun was up 0.1 as well.)  Apart from that, a lot of shows also grew by 0.1, in some cases thus narrowly avoiding a series low.  Climbers included THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BOB’S BURGERS and the post-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After a couple of stable weeks, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD fell 0.32 to 2.63, with TALKING DEAD (back in its regular timeslot) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CHICAGO FIRE and BEYOND THE TANK lost the same.  (Since someone raised the question this morning, the more precise final rating for NEW GIRL was 0.91, very slightly setting a new series low.)       Broadcast Official […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.6, and FOX’s game to 1.6.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.81/0.48/0.44.  A&E’s LIVE PD grew by a tenth to 0.61.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS IN ROME was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR rose 0.11 to 0.63, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.03 to 0.34. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD edged up 0.02 to 0.54, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.07 to 0.38, NCIS slipped 0.03 to 0.41, and NCIS: HAWAII ticked down to 0.33. NBC:  THE VOICE fell a tenth to 0.64, and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  TAXI BROOKLYN dropped 0.1 in adjusted numbers (as usual), allowing EXTANT to claim victory in its new 10PM slot.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, as did several of the ABC reruns, including MODERN FAMILY, which climbed to 1.1. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  As we ponder the increasing excellence of cable drama, let’s take […]

  THE BACHELOR: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART ended quietly. 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 UPDATE:  AQUARIUS managed an 0.1 uptick in final numbers, but that was by virtue of the 1.4 it scored in its first 15 minutes–as we reported this morning, it had slumped to 0.9 for what turned out to be its final 45 minutes, and that probably gives a better picture of where it’s […]