NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (Footnote:  after EXTANT sets its series low 0.6 this morning, CBS announced that beginning next week, it will move to 9PM with BIG BROTHER as its lead-in, rather than following a CRIMINAL MINDS rerun.)  MASTERCHEF also received an 0.1 bump, as did the rerun of SUPERNATURAL. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   A&E’s […]

> Frank Darabont who?  AMC returned THE WALKING DEAD to its schedule last night, and viewers were as ravenous for it as its monsters are for human flesh.  The show did an incredible 3.8 rating in 18-49s, outrating everything on network television except football.  That was up 25% from last season’s already-smash seaon finale, and […]

  WILL & GRACE returned from a nearly 2-month break. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE and MY LAST DAYS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated the night at 2.94.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was the highest-rated show not related to basketball at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RIVERDALE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable, with games on TNT at 1.68/1.23.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) and RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT) were bunched together at 1.0, which was up 0.1 for RIZZOLI.  The dramas’ companion shows didn’t fare as well, with both PERCEPTION and CHASING LIFE […]

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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network’s afternoon coverage of the PRO BOWL was at 0.89 (simulcast with ESPN).  Reruns at 0.51/0.44/0.23/0.19. CBS:  After 60 MINUTES at 0.55, the GRAMMY AWARDS were at 2.88, significantly above last year’s 2.24/1.97. NBC:  Reruns at 0.25/0.20/0.18. FOX:  NASCAR at 0.67. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.04/0.05/0.06. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS was […]