NETWORK UPDATE: EMPIRE was the only Wednesday show to grow from morning numbers, with an additional 0.1 that put its rating at an even more amazing 5.8. Is there any doubt it’ll hit a 6 by its season finale in 2 weeks? Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]
Not a good night for newcomers. NBC: Even though THE BIGGEST LOSER was steady from last week at 2.4, DECEPTION fell a heavy 0.4 to a third-place 1.6 in its hour. Worse yet, it slid during the course of the broadcast, with a 1.5 at 10:30PM suggesting that it hasn’t yet found its level. At […]
NETWORK FINALS: Now that we have more accurate numbers, here’s how last night’s (non-CW) broadcast shows fared: ABC: THE BACHELORETTE up 0.02 to 1.4, THE PROPOSAL steady at 0.7. CBS: SALVATION down 0.1 to 0.3, preceded by reruns at 0.4-0.6. NBC: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR up 0.3 to 1.0, followed by a […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from this morning’s early numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.06 to 0.74, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.42/0.35, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.32. On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND […]
The newcomers started OK. 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 […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE BACHELOR ticked down to 0.65. In what turned out to be the final straw for PROMISED LAND, which will be yanked to Hulu after next week, the series dropped 0.03 to 0.15. CBS: THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT was at 0.53, and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION ticked down […]
NETWORK FINALS: The NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 0.9/1.2, down from last year’s 1.7/1.4. Elsewhere, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Thursday cable was naturally dominated by the NCAA TOURNAMENT, which took up 10 […]
The World Series is 0 for 2. 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 and comparisons […]