NETWORK FINALS:  WHEN WE RISE fell another 0.1 in final numbers, putting it at 0.4 and ignominiously even below the documentary hour that preceded it.  The LIFE IN PIECES rerun also dropped 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader […]

  A low 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.53/0.36 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.38, and MYSTERY OF BLIND FROG RANCH was steady at 0.16.  ESPN’s NBA […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s numbers were slightly shuffled in final numbers, with AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gaining 0.1 at the expense of TAXI BROOKLYN.  The MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1, but the ARROW rerun lost the same. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  The best that can be said for THE DIVIDE (WE) is that it stayed steady from its […]

  Small shifts. 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 the chart. ABC:  THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BRUCE JENNER – THE INTERVIEW held its 5.2 in final Friday numbers, although lead-in SHARK TANK gained 0.1.  As expected, CW’s numbers went down once baseball preemptions were adjusted out, with 0.1 drops for CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, and an 0.2 drop for THE MESSENGERS, which put […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.5, the same rating as last year’s season premiere.  As expected, there were major adjustments at FOX, where a rerun of THE SIMPSONS fell from 3.8 to 1.1, the 8:30PM LAST MAN STANDING rerun dropped from 1.2 to 0.6, and the FAMILY GUY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 4.7, half a point below last year’s final rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER returned from a 2-month break up 0.02 to 0.44, with the POWER CONFIDENTIAL lead-out steady at 0.20.  On Showtime, […]