NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER and MOTIVE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  WE’s entry into original scripted programming wasn’t very auspicious, with a 0.07 rating for the debut of THE DIVIDE.  (It went up to 0.1 with additional runs, and in the network’s core audience of Women 50+, it was all the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.57.  CBS’s BELLATOR MMA was at 0.18.  NBC’s SNL was up 0.09 to 0.78.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.10.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS gained 0.02 to 0.08.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.82/0.52/0.49/0.35/0.32/0.26 on ESPN, and 0.13/0.13/0.11/0.08/0.03 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s FALL PREVIEW promo special dropped 0.2 in final numbers, but its COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held its preliminary 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very unusual night dominated by hurricane updates, Starz’s POWER was the top-rated scripted show […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO PD and HEARTBEAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports once again led the cable night, with TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.40 and NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game at 0.73. […]

The Voice continues to make NBC executives raise their voices in song. NBC:  In final numbers, the return of the Tuesday edition of THE VOICE was at the show’s fall Tuesday average  of 4.1,  tripling what the network has been doing in that timeslot since the fall run ended.  Thanks to its presence, GO ON (which also featured a much-promoted […]

  The newcomers arrived low. 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 analysis and comparisons follow […]

  After the excitement of the past two days, with the arrivals of The Blacklist and Agents of SHIELD, last night’s numbers were on the dull side. ABC:  Even though ABC won the night, there was no good news in the line-up.  THE MIDDLE began its season at 2.4, down 0.5 from last fall.  The […]

  SHADES OF BLUE went quite a bit darker last night. 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). […]