A very similar week on cable this past week through Monday.  True Blood on HBO plateaued at a 2.6 Adult 18-49 rating, leading all cable telecasts despite being available in a small minority of US television homes.  The Newsroom from Aaron Sorkin plunged 62% with Adults 18-49 and 54% with Viewers 2+.  Don’t look for a build […]

> We’re deep in the holiday TV season, and even with new episodes on most of the networks, viewership was on the low side. FOX:  GLEE and NEW GIRL have never bounced back from their baseball preemptions, and both continue their downward trajectory, although they’re still quite successful.  (Creatively, the Christmas Glee episode poured on […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ONCE UPON A TIME and SECRETS AND LIES each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did A.D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES, but AMERICAN ODYSSEY lost 0.1, putting it at a truly woeful 0.5.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GAME […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  All of FOX’s comedies adjusted post-football:  THE SIMPSONS down 0.2 to 3.3, BOB’S BURGERS down 0.1 to 2.1, FAMILY GUY up 0.1 to 1.8, and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH down 0.1 to 1.2.  Elsewhere, NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the run of RIDE ALONG lost […]

An oddball night, thanks to the final PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE and sports. NBC:  Normally it would be worth some concern that THE VOICE was down 0.6 from last week (still an easy winner at 4.2), but on such an atypical evening, it’s hard to know if the drop has any meaning.  Because NBC had the bulk […]

  Between football preemptions and live coverage of the events in Ferguson, last night’s ratings are subject to a great deal of adjustment this afternoon, and even then may not be very relevant in terms of regular-season standings. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: LA and BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE SIMPSONS, INSTINCT and DECEPTION each lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy night for scripted cable.  THE WALKING DEAD rose 0.12 from last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up 0.07 to 0.62, with TI & TINY down 0.03 to 0.36.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.53/0.43 […]