AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The usual scattered 0.1 moves, although the notable one was the one that didn’t happen:  although THE VOICE did go up 0.1 as expected, ABOUT A BOY didn’t lose any of its number.  Also up:  MIND GAMES (still pathetically low) and SUPERNATURAL, along with the reruns of THE GOLDBERGS and TROPHY WIFE.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.19/0.13 were followed by a SOUL OF THE NATION special at 0.13. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.21/0.22. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR edged up 0.02 to 0.34, THE WALL was at 0.38, and WEAKEST LINK was at 0.32. FOX:  STARS ON MARS ticked down to 0.17, and CRIME SCENE KITCHEN ticked […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to Nielsen’s sometimes arcane coding of special programming, the chart below will need to be revised, as several of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND shows, which were actually among the top-rated telecasts of the […]

  The return of LUCIFER had both good and bad news for FOX. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: STATION 19 rose 0.07 to 0.63, GREY’S ANATOMY climbed 0.08 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was up 0.03 to 0.29. CBS:  After reruns at 0.38/0.36/0.34, HOW WE ROLL dropped 0.05 to 0.29, and BULL was down 0.04 to 0.25. NBC:  The line-up returned from a 2-week break, with LAW & ORDER […]

ABC turned in a 1.8 rating with adults 18-49 last night, down from the 2.0 last week but still #1 for the night.  Last Man Standing and Malibu Country each posted a 1.6 rating in their second week (down four-tenths of a rating point for Last Man and down a hefty seven tenths for Malibu).  The comedies fell to second place […]

Ricky who? NBC:  Separately, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are stars of ratings-challenged (although beloved by fans) sitcoms.  Together, though, they’re a powerhouse hosting duo, and between the two of them, some wild surprises (Argo for Best Drama) and some sheer wildness (Bill Clinton presenting a clip from Lincoln, and of course Jodie Foster’s Lifetime […]

  NOTE: Network news special reports last night for the Impeachment vote in the House of Representatives interrupted some programming. Precise program start and end times with actual program ratings will be available later this afternoon. The numbers below are time period numbers with approximate schedules as a rough guide. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program […]