NETWORK UPDATE: On Saturday, no one cared very much about the final 2 hours of CRISIS, moved off its usual Sunday berth to an ignominious 0.5/0.6. But at least it did better than ABC’s burn-off of THE ASSETS, horrific at 0.2. The only Sunday adjustment was an 0.1 increase for WIPEOUT. SATURDAY CABLE: As […]
DR. KEN stayed out of the emergency room. 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 […]
Everyone wanted to see the Mother. CBS: The hugely-hyped season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, which included the show’s biggest reveal, flew up 0.8 from last week to a 3.4. That was still below last season’s finale, but it was far higher than the show has done in recent weeks. The 2 […]
More of the same. 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 and comparisons follow […]
> Showtime announced today the return of 2 of its signature dramas: both DEXTER and HOMELAND will begin their new seasons on Sunday, September 30. Not coincidentally, this is exactly 1 week after the year’s Emmy Awards on September 23, at which Showtime will be hoping that both shows–but particularly the dazzling and widely-acclaimed Homeland–will […]
NETWORK FINALS: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down 1.7 from last week’s final and down 1.3 from 2018’s Week 2 game. In addition, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]
NETWORK FINALS: The season finale of GOOD GIRLS lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Nostalgia for HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was limited, as the documentary THE LAST WATCH had only a fraction of the show’s ratings at 0.46. […]
Zombies take over the world. AMC: As yesterday’s numbers had promised, THE WALKING DEAD was a monster in more ways than one. With a 5.8 18-49 rating in its 9PM airing and an additional 1.9 for the 10PM rebroadcast, its primetime total of 7.7 was equal to the primetime rating for Sunday Night Football, […]