NETWORK UPDATE:  The HILLARY CLINTON: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE special went up 0.1 in final numbers, as did its BACHELORETTE clip show lead-in, and so did MASTERCHEF.  The new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, however, lost 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  MURDER IN THE FIRST had a fair start for TNT with 0.6 in the 18-49 demo.  […]

>A brief update on the November sweep.  FOX remains solidly in first place and almost 100% ahead of the same period last November.  The other networks are down solid double digits.  Click “read more” for a look at each network.            NOVEMBER SWEEP SCORECARD          2011 vs 2010 Through Day 3 of 28                  2011    2010          […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.8, and FOX’s to 0.7, up 0.1 for each of them.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied 9 of the 10 top slots on Saturday cable, with Fox Sports 1’s coverage of […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for BIG BROTHER. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated with its coverage of the NBA DRAFT, scoring 1.53 for the draft telecast itself (all nearly 5 hours of it–we don’t have an hour-by-hour breakdown), 1.01 for the pre-show, and 0.71 for the post show SPORTSCENTER.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.42, THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.04 to 0.30, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.43, and NOT DEAD YET was down 0.04 to 0.25.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS ticked down to 0.19. CBS:  SURVIVOR rose 0.03 to 0.69, LINGO returned from a 2-week break down 0.04 to 0.26, […]

  FOX’s midseason Monday continued to sink. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS dropped 0.09 to 0.40, and THE GOLDBERGS was down 0.05 to 0.30.  After an ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rerun at 0.23, NOT DEAD YET fell a tenth to 0.26, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was down 0.03 to 0.21. CBS:  SURVIVOR dipped 0.04 to 0.74.  After a rerun at 0.24, TRUE […]

  After 2 strong years, THE WORLD SERIES crashed to earth. 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 […]