NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STATION 19 and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games topped Thursday cable at 1.33/1.16, with NBATV’s game at 0.14.  On […]

Another night on broadcast TV with nothing even managing a 2 rating. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE won the night for FOX, even though it was down 10% from last week to a 1.8. CBS:  BIG BROTHER shared the single biggest number of the night with a 1.9, but that was down a […]

  As the new season settles, just about everything last night was down. CBS:  All of the 8-10PM sitcoms were down 0.2 from last week:  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER to 2.9, WE ARE MEN to 1.8, 2 BROKE GIRLS to 2.2 and MOM to 2.0.  For the latter 3, those were new lows, either […]

> CBS won the first Friday night of the season with a low 1.7 Adult 18-49 rating.  It really was a costly victory as they threw three scripted dramas on the air, a very expensive proposition for a rating well below a 2.  The night started with the series debut of A Gifted Man at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Final numbers were a mixed bag for ABC, as AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1, but both REAL O’NEALS and AGENTS OF SHIELD dropped the same, putting the latter at 0.7, which is the same level where the shows in that slot the past few seasons were getting canceled.  On NBC, THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

  NBC’s latest musical event didn’t get a worshipful reception. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.24.  CW’s new MASTERS OF ILLUSIONS was up 0.02 to 0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE GAMEDAY took Saturday cable at 0.33, with COLLEGE FOOTBALL games at 0.17/0.15, and TOP RANK BOXING at 0.15.  NFL Network’s PRESEASON NFL games were […]