NETWORK FINALS:  The LITTLE BIG SHOTS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As was the case last year, the newly-rebranded MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS aired across the Viacom suite of networks.  On MTV […]

American Idol ended its season down a third from last year’s finale, but still over a 6 rating — enough to win the night handily and put the May Sweep away.  Look for a Sweep ratings update posting soon.   FOX ended its season with the two-hour finale of American Idol, averaging a preliminary 6.1 rating with Adults […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.61, with the clip show lead-in at 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH rose 0.05 to 0.59, and MASTER OF […]

NOTE: The CBS numbers below do not include live viewing of the NCAA TOURNAMENT on the West Coast from 5-8PM PT. The official nationals for the basketball games will go up +20% or more from the fast affiliate numbers below. Come back this afternoon for official L+SD program ratings for Monday. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dipped 0.1 after football adjustment, but at 0.9 it was still ahead of last week; the rerun THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.2 after adjustment.  In addition, BLUFF CITY LAW lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

    SUPERGIRL seems to have found its flight 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 analysis […]

Amidst the far more serious damage caused by last night’s East Coast storms, network TV schedules were also largely wrecked. NBC:  Fearless of bad karma, NBC aired a new episode of its blackout drama REVOLUTION last night even as millions of Americans lost their electricity, and scored a 3.1, down about 10% from its last […]