Ricky who? NBC:  Separately, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are stars of ratings-challenged (although beloved by fans) sitcoms.  Together, though, they’re a powerhouse hosting duo, and between the two of them, some wild surprises (Argo for Best Drama) and some sheer wildness (Bill Clinton presenting a clip from Lincoln, and of course Jodie Foster’s Lifetime […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, CHICAGO PD and ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE 100 lost the same amount. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX) lost 0.19 from its Halloween week episode, but still […]

  A gain for the venerable BLUE BLOODS. 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 […]

  On a night when ESPN aired a major event, the broadcast networks were subdued. 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 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  I don’t follow DANCING WITH THE STARS, so can’t opine on what they did right last night.  But the show’s 0.2 bump in final numbers (after adjustment for ABC’s Portland preemption) put the show up 0.4 from last week, with 2.6 rating that was just 0.4 below THE VOICE.  CASTLE also benefited […]

  With the year-end holidays falling on Fridays, this was the first (mostly) normal Friday in a month. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and THE WALL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Season 2 premiere of TNT’s SNOWPIERCER was at 0.28.  That was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News topped Monday cable again, with Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.75/1.19/6.1M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.67/0.95/3.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL […]