>FOX Thursday was up from last week, thanks to a second hour of American Idol replacing The Finder at 9 pm.  But those two hours of Idol were also the lowest Thursday episode to date.  CBS was also down a bit from recent weeks, and the Grey’s Anatomy / Private Practice crossover did not improve ABC’s […]

>There are a lot of NFL fans out there, but no one will be more depressed to see the season end than NBC.  Last night, NBC pulled a preliminary 10.0 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm for the Detroit Lions at the New Orleans Saints (the second half of a Wild Card playoff doubleheader).  We […]

>CBS Monday was down week to week (from a 4.3 last week to a 4.0 last night) but still 10% ahead of the same night last year and #1 last night by a mile.   The other three networks were down from the same night last year, and remember that ABC’s 2.8 for the night will […]

>Airing on a special night, The X Factor returned with a vengeance, averaging a 4.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  Look for that to rise to a 4.4 or 4.5 in the official ratings later today.  With a number like that, FOX must be itching to get its regular schedule back on and […]

> Two massively-promoted programs premiered last night, both to strong but not groundbreaking ratings.  FOX’s The X Factor opened to a 4.2 Adult 18-49 rating (4.0 in the first hour and 4.4 at 9 pm).  This is above the ShowBuzzDaily projection for the quarter on a fiercely competitive night.  However, this is below the 6-7 […]

Note: The preliminary numbers below for NBC contain viewing the Baltimore-Buffalo NFL Divisional playoff game in most of the country (the roughly 75% of the country living in the Eastern and Central time zones). The preliminary NBC numbers below contain viewing of local programming in the West. The official nationals next week will synchronize the […]

Once again, live programming proved to be the only way to attract an audience on a tough night like Friday.  NBC’s continuing coverage of U.S. Olmpic Trials worked well with the TV audience, particularly Gymnastics from 9-11 pm. NBC averaged a first-place 2.0 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm.  Swimming from 8-9 pm averaged a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.83, and FOX’s PBC BOXING adjusted to 0.38.  In addition, the reruns of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SVU were respectively down to the next-lowest tenth and by two-tenths.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s […]