NETWORK UPDATE:  Both SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did MODERN FAMILY and ARROW.  The rerun of SVU dropped 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT led Wednesday cable with 1.71 for the Clippers/Spurs game, preceded by 1.05 for Memphis/Portland.  (Way down in the new supplemental chart, at #77, is the 0.14 for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 upticks in final numbers for THIS IS US, THE VOICE, and BULL, but LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the rerun of LEGENDS OF TOMORROW went 0.1 the other way.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s original movie THE CLARK SISTERS led Saturday cable at 0.70.  A&E’s LIVE PD bounced back to 0.56, up 0.22 from last week’s SPECIAL EDITION episode, and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.02 to 0.61, with the lead-in clip show at 0.37.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.47/0.47/0.25/0.24/0.20.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers. In addition,  GENIUS JR flip-flopped its hours from 0.6/0.5 to 0.5/0.6.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was steady at 0.85, with INTO THE BADLANDS up 0.06 to 0.39, […]

  NOTE:  except where noted, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, since almost everything was preempted last Friday. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.2 in final numbers, considerably better than last week’s 6.9.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES, MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE each received a 0.1 bump (and an episode of CSI: CYBER that didn’t start until 10:59PM in most of the country was at 0.7).  On FOX, the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT was at 0.47, up 0.07 from last year’s premiere (on a Sunday).  THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.33. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.31/0.28/0.24. NBC:  THE VOICE, up 0.07 to 0.68, was followed by a promo run of Peacock’s PITCH PERFECT: BUMPER IN […]