NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) and RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT) were bunched together at 1.0, which was up 0.1 for RIZZOLI.  The dramas’ companion shows didn’t fare as well, with both PERCEPTION and CHASING LIFE […]

> So much for SMASH being a hit. NBC:  Leaving the numbers aside for a moment, on a dramatic level SMASH after 3 episodes is starting to lose its practically-cable sheen, and look a lot more like a high-class ABC soap.  The post-pilot episodes haven’t even been as good as a typical Parenthood or The […]

  GREY’S ANATOMY drew viewers with an event episode. 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). Ratings […]

FORMAT NOTE:  As you see, we’ve added some new information to our daily ratings posts, with charts below by Mitch Metcalf showing not just the previous night’s 18-49 overnight ratings, but also the ratings for the parallel night one year ago.  The results, in some cases, are pretty startling. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL is now a […]

  THE MASKED SINGER showed no sign of flagging. 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). Ratings […]

> Fridays are only half a real night for the broadcast networks right now, so it stands to reason that they get only half the ratings. CBS:  Will the network accept a 1.2 from A GIFTED MAN?  (And, to be fair, along with it an older audience that gives the show double the all-ages number […]

  As was the case on Sunday, the ratings fireworks were probably on cable, where TNT had the other NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7. 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) […]

  A scary Halloween for quite a few shows. 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). Ratings […]