NETWORK FINALS:  CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same.  Also up 0.1:  NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of AMC’s THE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 rose 0.09 to 0.53, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.03 to 0.46, and ALASKA DAILY was up 0.05 to 0.26. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON ticked up to 0.56, GHOSTS gained 0.02 to 0.53, SO HELP ME TODD ticked up to 0.32, and CSI; VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.28. NBC:  Returning from […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The changes were all minor in the afternoon’s adjustments, although in some cases enough to get shows (barely) off their series/season lows.  On ABC, THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and MODERN FAMILY were all up 0.1 (but not MIXOLOGY or NASHVILLE).  AMERICAN IDOL, ARROW, and SVU also went up 0.1. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  TNT’s NBA […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 9, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

The Following is losing its own. FOX:  After two strong weeks to start, THE FOLLOWING had its second consecutive ratings drop, this time falling a serious 0.5 to an only moderately positive 2.4, just good enough for 3rd place in its hour.  BONES was also down for the week, but less steeply, falling 0.2 to […]

  A triumph for BEING REUBEN. 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 follows the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE and IZOMBIE in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.16/1.12, compared to last week’s 1.13/1.13/1.02.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at […]

>UPDATED NUMBERS FOR NBC THROUGHOUT.   FOX had the late Divisional playoff game (that goes until about 8 pm) this year and took full advantage of it, successfully previewing new comedy Napoleon Dynamite twice.  NBC will be in second place on the night because of the Golden Globe awards.  The 3.6 rating noted below in the […]