NETWORK UPDATE:  All the moves were of 0.1, with the LEGO SIMPSONS, ONCE UPON A TIME, RESURRECTION and DATELINE on the positive end and THE GOOD WIFE on the negative. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCA) dropped 0.1 to 0.2, and DAVINCI’S DEMONS (Starz) had an 0.1 in its 1/3 of US homes. SUNDAY:  It’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of 0.1 adjustments today, as the ESPYS, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER went up, but THE NIGHT SHIFT, WAYWARD PINES and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun traveled down.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s hope for a Season 2 MR […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.48, an OUR BARBARA special was at 0.35, followed by a SHARK TANK rerun at 0.21. CBS:  After 60 MINUTES at 1.16, reruns at 0.38/0.27/0.27. NBC:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.33, up 0.13 from last week’s game. FOX:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.34/0.35 and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  GRIMM lost 0.1 in final Friday ratings.  WORLD SERIES GAME 3 adjusted up to 3.1 from its 2.5 preliminary rating. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable again, down a single hundredth to 1.17 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season premiere of THE GOLDBERGS was at 0.70, down a tenth from last fall’s premiere.  THE WONDER YEARS premiered very compatibly at 0.67.  The live season premiere of THE CONNERS was at 0.65, down from 0.9 for last year’s live premiere.  The season premiere of HOME ECONOMICS was at 0.41, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK jumped 0.18 to 0.57, and 20/20 was up 0.14 to 0.49. CBS:  Reruns at 0.24/0.26/0.27. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME lost 0.02 to 0.16, and DATELINE was down 0.02 to 0.33. FOX:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES was at 2.41, up from 2020’s 2.0 Game 3. CW:  The special […]

  The new CBS Monday continues to find its level. 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). Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE VOICE, and the rerun of BLACK-ISH.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR fell 0.06 to 0.09, not providing a great lead-in to the […]