FOX opted for stability today and renewed NEW GIRL, THE FOLLOWING, THE MINDY PROJECT and RAISING HOPE for next season.  The first two were no-brainers.  Even though New Girl isn’t the breakout smash the network had been hoping for (especially this fall, when The Voice boosted Go On‘s ratings), it’s FOX’s highest-rated live-action comedy […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments at all from the morning numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime and HGTV shared honors for the night.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked up to 0.51, while HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained a tenth to the same number, with PROP BROS BUY AND SELL up 0.02 to 0.46, and HOUSE […]

Valentine’s Day didn’t heart network television, especially early in the evening. ABC:  About the best that can be said about the 1.3 debut of ZERO HOUR is that it edged out NBC and CW for 3rd place in the hour.  It’s a terrible start for a densely-plotted, serialized show that’s unlikely to lure many viewers […]

  Just how much is Time Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS affecting the network’s ratings?  The answer is unclear for now–on Sunday, Big Brother was even with the prior week in final numbers, and while last night’s Under the Dome was down, it had an excuse.  Helping CBS:  its strength in smaller, non-TWC markets. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME slipped 0.3 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a pre-emption week, THE CONNERS gained 0.06 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS was steady at 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY dipped 0.04 to 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.07 to 0.34.  BIG SKY lost 0.03 to 0.24. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.70, and THE AMAZING RACE was up 0.03 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER and the 60 MINUTES rerun each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BATTLEBOTS lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID was Sunday’s top cable show with a 1.23 rating, which was up an impressive 0.35 from its last airing 2 weeks ago.  Its NAKED AND AFRAID: WELCOME lead-in was […]

  Another easy win for SHARK TANK. 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 follows […]

  An up-and-down night for ABC’s game shows.  NOTE: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). […]