NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the JANE THE VIRGIN season finale lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game led Monday cable at 2.05, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of adjustments today.  THE BACHELORETTE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did CBS’s coverage of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.  However, NBC’s Convention coverage, COUPLED, both episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and ZOO all lost the same.           […]

>American Idol is stabilizing in the high-5 rating area on Thursday and a 6 rating on Wednesday, while Grey’s Anatomy had a good night on ABC and The Office hits a new low on NBC (though still the network’s highest-rated comedy at a 2.5).                Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating […]

  THURSDAY USA:  The night started out weakly with the premiere of reality show SUMMER CAMP, which only had a 0.5 rating among 18-49s year olds, and 1.1M total viewers. That seemed to set the tone for the evening, since airing for the first time in 2 weeks (due to July 4th preemptions), BURN NOTICE […]

  As it turned out, there wasn’t room for two shows about homicidal true believers on the network airwaves, and The Following is occupying that space.  CULT hasn’t yet been canceled by CW after its pair of miserably low-rated airings, but it faces the next-worst fate, sent away to the wilderness of Fridays at 9PM, […]

  A solid night for the long-running hits. 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 analysis […]

  NOTE:  Season To Date and Weekly Network Ratings Charts Are Below NBC made a surprise move today, announcing that THE BLACKLIST, rather than following the pattern of last season’s Revolution and airing only with The Voice as its lead-in, will broadcast three new episodes next month starting on January 13, making tonight’s fall finale […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale, BIG BROTHER and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun rose 0.1 in final numbers.  However, BLINDSPOT fell the same, meaning that it retained just about 55% of its lead-in.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN […]