A big rebound for AMERICAN IDOL. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The overrun past 10PM didn’t affect the SURVIVOR finale’s rating in final numbers, but SURVIVOR REUNION fell 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) slipped just a hundredth from last week to once […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.20/0.12. CBS:  The network peaked with its afternoon NFL PLAYOFFS game at 10.01.  In primetime, reruns were at 0.75/0.39/0.35. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.22. FOX:  The primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game was at 12.79, and the network used that as a springboard for the premiere of ACCUSED at 2.08. CW:  Reruns […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.06 to 0.71, and THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.41. CBS:  Reruns at 0.48/0.38/0.29/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.09 to 0.85, but ORDINARY JOE was down 0.06 to 0.31. FOX:  With THE MASKED SINGER preempted by the World Series on […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.28/0.28/0.25, followed by the news special 24 MONTHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.06 to 0.90, BEYOND THE EDGE dropped 0.04 to 0.35, and GOOD SAM was up 0.02 to 0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.47/0.41. FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER rose 0.09 to 0.81, and DOMINO […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 bump for MASTERS OF ILLUSION. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Discovery listings have ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE as a rerun on Friday, which is why it’s not on the list below, but its 0.96 rating (up 0.15 from last week’s original) suggests the network or Nielsen may have misfiled […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that the FOX line-up was incorrect, and that the 8PM hour consisted of LAST MAN STANDING at 1.0 (originally listed as an hour at 0.9) followed by THE COOL KIDS at 0.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA […]

  NBC seems to be bailing on GREAT NEWS. 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 follows […]