The only original programming on any broadcast network last night was CBS’s annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS special, which was up 0.3 from last year to 1.2, enough to tie it with the preceding NCIS rerun as the highest-rated show of the night.  The rest of the networks were in rerun mode, including marathons of […]

  NOTE:  Due to the slew of preemptions for July 4th, almost all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago. 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 […]

  The OLYMPICS had a marquee night, but remained at a low. 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). […]

    SUPERGIRL hit the skies running. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS (OWN) and THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) were the highest-rated cable originals of the night at 1.0, steady for both.  RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT) was down from that level last week to 0.86, while PERCEPTION held at […]

The Voice hasn’t run out of steam just yet. NBC:  The cycle finale of THE VOICE hit a 4.9, way up from last week and even more impressively, up half a point from last spring’s finale.  Even a rerun of the previous night’s episode at 8PM managed a 2.4, in 2d place for its hour.  […]

February Sweeps stunts by NBC and CBS both fail. NBC:  The network aggressively promoted last night’s SVU because it featured Mike Tyson as a guest star, but the show dropped 0.2 to 1.5, in 4th place for its hour.  CHICAGO FIRE had an even steeper fall, down 0.3 to 1.8, but that was enough to […]

This airing against no competition thing is fun! CBS:  On Thursday it was the Eye’s turn to be the only network with original regular programming, and as with NBC the night before, it provided some lovely numbers.  THE BIG BANG THEORY kicked things off with a massive 6 rating (up 0.6 from the show’s last […]