NFL PRESEASON. The fast nationals for ABC, CBS and NBC below are inflated by a few tenths of a rating point by NFL Preseason pre-emptions in the following major markets: ABC (New York, Washington DC) CBS (Boston, Pittsburgh) NBC (Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Green Bay) In addition, FOX’s NASCAR race is subject to adjustment.  In light of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked down to 0.49, and 20/20 was down 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  The season finale of UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.02 to 0.31, MAGNUM PI was up 0.02 to 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.41. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST rose 0.03 to 0.25, and DATELINE was up 0.07 to […]

> The only shows last night with ratings north of a 3 were reruns. FOX:  Even with weaker competition on both CBS and ABC, TERRA NOVA couldn’t climb more than 0.1 from last week’s season low, and with only 2 episodes left this season (the finale is a 2-hour special), time is running out.  HOUSE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.08 to 0.36, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.37/0.33/0.26/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.03 to 0.69, and BAKING IT was at 0.35. FOX:  The season finale of THE CLEANING LADY was at 0.29, up 0.06 from last week, […]

  Both of the night’s newcomers held well. 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 […]

You know it’s a weird night when the clearest-cut winner is Community. FOX:  As of this morning’s preliminary numbers, FOX won the night, but it’s loaded with asterisks.  AMERICAN IDOL‘s 3.5 may change because it ran until 9:32PM–for now, it’s down 0.3 from last week, and down a giant 1.4 from this time last year. […]

  A drop for ABC. 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 the chart. […]

  The first coronavirus-inspired entertainment special was a success. 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 […]