BLINDSPOT got a taste of what happens when its THE VOICE lead-in drops. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from Saturday’s early numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation ceremony was Saturday cable’s highest-rated original at 0.90, and its 30 FOR 30 documentary lead-out was at 0.60.  Between them, FOX Sports 1’s UFC PPV PRELIMS […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK, HELL’S KITCHEN and HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CAUGHT ON CAMERA lost the same.  Note:  the precise finals for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES/CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND premieres were 0.39/0.18.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage took up 4 of the Top 5 slots on Saturday cable, with telecasts ranging from 0.49 for the late afternoon game to 1.07 to the one that preceded it, while smaller-market […]

  Everyone knows that TV is a pitiless business, where a show lives or dies by the ratings it receives. Except… not always. Today, VH1 announced that it was renewing its time-travel dramedy Hindsight, even though the show’s Season 1 finale had a 0.17 rating in 18-49s, losing 70% of its Mob Wives lead-in.  (And […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes to the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for USA’s WWE coverage, which was at 1.17/1.13/1.11, compared to last week’s 0.83/0.83/0.74, and followed by a “sneak peek” of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race adjusted up to 1.0 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s OUTLANDER more than doubled its Season 1 finale (and also its series premiere), up an impressive two-tenths to 0.39.  Unusually, ESPN’s […]

  BIG BROTHER’s night. 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 the […]