BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.54, and JUDGE STEVE HARVEY returned at 0.28.  A rerun followed at 0.26. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.41, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.03 to 0.34, and FBI: MOST WANTED was also down 0.03 to 0.34. NBC:  The season finale of NIGHT COURT gained […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  ESPN and ABC aired separate MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games, with the broadcaster’s at 3.81. CBS:  For whatever it means these days, last night marked the start of the broadcast network TV season, and–no surprise–everything was down:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD by 0.13 to 0.50, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA by 0.11 to 0.43, NCIS by […]

A big sigh of relief at NBC as The Voice returned to a 4+ rating with adults 18-49 last night.  There might be some inflation due to pre-emptions in Charlotte for Monday Night Football, but if NBC goes down in the official nationals it would only be a tenth of rating point.  That would still be a 3.7 […]

  The only entertainment America wanted with its turkey last night was football. NBC:  NFL FOOTBALL swamped the night, with what we expect will be a 7.0 rating when numbers are adjusted early next week.  That would be just about even with last year’s Thanksgiving night game. CBS:  The Eye also benefited from football, thanks […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments were friendly to ABC, where THE GOLDBERGS, SPEECHLESS and MODERN FAMILY all gained 0.1. CRIMINAL MINDS, SHOTS FIRED and SVU also went up 0.1 in final numbers, while CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS and the reruns of ARROW and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.     […]

  A good night for DANCING WITH THE STARS–for now. 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). […]

  A particularly fast night for THE FLASH. 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 and comparisons […]

  NOTE:  Charts will be posted today in preliminary form, then updated later in the day. UPDATE: Charts now posted in the normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  UNDER THE DOME picked up 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Shark Week again made its mark (read Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of Discovery’s Shark […]