Election coverage, by its nature, is live programming, and thus subject to adjustment in final numbers.  Currently NBC leads the night at 1.4, with ABC at 1.3 and CBS at 0.9.  In addition, while FOX and CW aired scripted programming, many of their local stations preempted or interrupted the shows for election updates, so […]

  The controversy over BACHELOR IN PARADISE yielded a tiny ratings bump. 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). […]

  VALOR showed little grace under fire. 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 follow […]

Life without The Voice isn’t so much fun. NBC:  Even in our DVR society, where people can watch what they want pretty much when they want, lead-ins still matter.  Thus the replacement of The Voice with oldster reality show OFF THEIR ROCKERS (2 episodes at 1.5/1.8), caused both GO ON and THE NEW NORMAL to […]

      Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The final season premiere of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.24/0.17 compared to last year’s 0.34/0.24. On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.08 to 0.35, and POWER SLAP ticked up to 0.10.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29/0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.24.  […]

  Pending final numbers, the AMERICAN IDOL finale slid past the season’s penultimate THE VOICE. 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 […]

  THE ODD COUPLE fit neatly into CBS’s big night. 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: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.24 to 0.41 (without an afternoon basketball boost).  AMERICAN IDOL similarly fell 0.14 to 0.51, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.04 to 0.20. CBS:  With the final round of the Masters as lead-in, 60 MINUTES more than doubled last week, up 0.43 to 0.85.  […]