Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention (President Obama, Senator Tim Kaine and VP Joe Biden speaking) attracted 23.7 million viewers 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three major cable new channels, down 1.1 million from Night 2 (but that is a fairly typical decline for the DNC on Night 3). In contrast, the RNC […]
Ratings information for Starz’s BLACK SAILS was never particularly abundant, thanks to a combination of the show’s slow Saturday berth, Starz not being forthcoming, and a general lack of buzz. The series finale appears to have rated in line with its first 2 episodes, with 0.28 in 18-49 (that goes up to 0.45 with […]
NOTE: Nielsen is slowly grinding its way back up to date, and as of late Wednesday morning PT we don’t yet have Saturday network finals, nor do we have any Saturday cable ratings beyond the Top 150 (which means that for now we don’t have the full Adult Swim line-up, among others). […]
NETWORK FINALS: CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same. Also up 0.1: NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The premiere of AMC’s THE […]
You say you want a Revolution. NBC: REVOLUTION, coming off its best episode thus far, leaped up 0.4 from last week to 3.4, making it by a substantial margin the biggest 10PM hit on broadcast TV. Its lead-in from THE VOICE was steady at 4.8, and the Revolution number was even more impressive because it […]
NETWORK FINALS: NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 6.6. In addition, after adjustment for FOX’s late afternoon game, MASTERCHEF JR adjusted down 0.2 to 1.7. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On a sports- and rerun-heavy holiday, the top show on Thanksgiving cable was Hallmark’s […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.27/0.20/0.16/0.12/0.24 CBS: BIG BROTHER gained 0.05 to 0.75, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.02 to 0.42. A SWAT rerun followed at 0.17. NBC: Reruns at 0.24/0.25/0.28. FOX: MASTERCHEF lost 0.06 to 0.42, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE ticked down to 0.29. CW: MYSTERIES DECODED held at 0.05, […]
In case Justin Timberlake’s qualifications for the 5-Timers Club were in any question, last night’s ratings for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE confirm that he’s the show’s MVP of this era. SNL had a 5.9 rating in total households last night and a 3.7 in 18-49s, both those numbers the highest since an episode that aired […]