BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE dropped 0.08 to 0.71, and QUEENS was down 0.05 from last week’s premiere to 0.31. CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.37/0.33. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.11 to 0.77, LA BREA gained 0.04 to 0.59, and NEW AMSTERDAM was up 0.03 to 0.37. FOX:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun SHARK TANK at 0.46, 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.42. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, SWAT gained 0.04 to 0.50, FIRE COUNTRY ticked down to 0.51, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.02 to 0.40. NBC:  Back from a week off, LOPEZ VS LOPEZ fell 0.09 to 0.24, […]

  Unless it was for football, TV viewers were firmly in holiday non-watching mode. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s Alabama vs. USC game adjusted up 0.1 to 2.5 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ORIGINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with games and related programming occupying 11 of the Top 12 slots.  (ESPN alone had 10 of those, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After a GLOBAL CITIZEN LIVE special at 0.20, it was an evening of season premieres, with CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE down 0.76 from its January premiere to 0.40, SUPERMARKET SWEEP at 0.44 compared to its 1.0 premiere in 2020, and THE ROOKIE down 0.13 from its January premiere to 0.36. CBS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and B POSITIVE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.35.  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.39/0.17.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.33.  On E!, […]

>CBS took the night off last night, handing FOX a Tuesday victory.  FOX is finally getting its original episodes going in anticipation of tonight and tomorrow’s American Idol return.  Otherwise, the night was extremely quiet.  Tuesday is night begging for some rebuilding — too many 2-rated shows (or lower) taking up space.        […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  The scheduled new episode of BORDERTOWN didn’t air due to the east coast NASCAR overrun.  In the same hour, the ONCE UPON A TIME rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  At 8PM, MADAM SECRETARY declined 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]