NETWORK UPDATE:  DR. KEN looked even better after adjustment, up 0.1 to an impressive 1.5 even though lead-in LAST MAN STANDING stayed at 1.2.  HAWAII 5-0 also went up 0.1, as did DATELINE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was again on top of Friday […]

NBC began the second half of its season, but the story was still football. FOX:  The overrun from the Seattle/Washington NFL WILD CARD GAME coverage, which was cunningly pushed even farther into primetime by FOX with the postgame show extended to around 8:03PM, gave Rupert Murdoch’s troops the night.  The overrun itself had a massive […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC adjusted down once local football was removed, leaving DANCING WITH THE STARS down 0.2 to 0.09, and THE GOOD DOCTOR down 0.03 to 1.0.  In addition, MANIFEST lost 0.1 in final numbers for a new low 1.2.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.86, and it was a strong lead-in for the premiere of UNSOLVED at […]

  A massive audience turned out for Disney songs. 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:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.80.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND jumped 0.15 to 0.73, and HUNTING HITLER was up 0.08 to 0.40.  NBC […]

  Except at CBS, there was a lot of coal in network stockings. 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 […]

  It was the last Friday of the regular season, but the lights were already off. 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 […]