BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.43/0.32/0.28/0.21, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS gained 0.02 to 0.23. CBS:  The season premiere of SURVIVOR was at 0.84, down 0.22 from the September 2021 premiere.  A rerun (odd for such a high-profile slot) followed at 0.21. NBC:  The CHICAGO night included MED up 0.11 to 0.85, FIRE up […]

  A slow night, even by Friday standards. 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 the […]

  Not much to say about a night mostly occupied by the State of the Union Address. CW:  As the only network TV series airing against coverage of the President’s speech, SUPERNATURAL got a 0.1 boost to 1.2, even with its season high.  THE ORIGINALS, which faced more normal competition, was down 0.1 to 1.0. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.04 to 0.68, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.39. CBS:  The CMT MUSIC AWARDS relocated from cable, and zoomed from last year’s 0.13 to 0.67. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST held at 0.28, and THE ENDGAME returned from a week off up a tick to 0.21. […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Little change, as THE FOLLOWING lost 0.1 to tie last week’s series low, and THE BACHELOR found 0.1 (getting it slightly above a tied season low). MONDAY CABLE:  Rarely do audiences signal their instant rejection of a new series as clearly as they did for THOSE WHO KILL’s debut last night on […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked down to 0.45, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.35. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.02 to 0.21, followed by reruns at 0.21/0.26. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST dropped 0.04 to 0.22, and DATELINE ticked down to 0.31. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.06 to 0.40. CW:  CHARMED ticked up […]

  Several of Tuesday’s shows returned from the Olympics break a bit lower than they left. 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 […]

  UPDATE:  ONCE UPON A TIME gained 0.2 in final numbers, increasing its lead over RESURRECTION even though the latter inched up 0.1 (still down 0.2 from the previous week).  Also up 0.1:  AMERICAN HOME BUILDERS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS. SUNDAY CABLE:  HBO gave GAME OF THRONES a 2-year renewal today (bringing it through […]