> FASHION STAR‘s premiere wasn’t very attractive. NBC:  FASHION STAR debuted with a 1.6 which, as lousy as it was, allows the network to briefly claim a timeslot victory–next week, when Unforgettable (which has been rating in the low 2s) airs a fresh episode, that will almost certainly change.   Star couldn’t even hold its […]

  Here are our night-by-night ratings predictions for the Fall network television season:  Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,  Friday, and Sunday Now that we’ve gone through each night’s Fall ratings, let’s pull back and take a look at the big picture for each of the broadcast networks. ABC:  Standing still isn’t necessarily a bad thing in the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE and KEVIN CAN WAIT each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The usual 3 networks were at the top of Monday cable.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose a tenth […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 3: January 11-17, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night in Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals:  AIR JAWS at 0.71, SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WEEK at 0.66, SHARKCAM STAKEOUT at 0.61 (the night’s Top 3), […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  No huge changes in final numbers, but a couple that are worth noting:  AGENTS OF SHIELD went up a further 0.1 to 2.6, which may ease some ABC and Disney minds over the holiday, and PERSON OF INTEREST gained 0.1 to beat CHICAGO FIRE at 10PM.  In addition, THE VOICE climbed 0.1, […]

  Lots of last-minute news specials, as the election continues to play out. 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 […]