DANCING WITH THE STARS had a mild bump in its season premiere. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments weren’t kind to ABC, where THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE BACHELOR special both dropped 0.3.  In addition, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT […]

> Fridays are quiet in any case, but with 2 of the networks waiting to launch their “real” schedules, last night was nearly inaudible. CBS:  Although A GIFTED MAN upticked slightly last night, it seems clear that the show won’t reach the level of the network’s other Friday shows (and the competition is about to […]

    SUPERGIRL hit the skies running. 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:  PRESS YOUR LUCK rose 0.07 to 0.51, GENERATION GAP dipped 0.03 to 0.38, and THE CON was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  A 2-hour BIG BROTHER was down 0.05 to 0.71.  It was preceded by reruns at 0.31/0.28. NBC:  Reruns at 0.18/0.26/0.21. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.16/0.14. CW:  BUMP was at 0.03 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC had bragging rights on the PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS at 0.73.  There were no significant changes from the morning preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS topped Wednesday cable, with CNN at 0.58/0.77/3.3M, MSNBC at 0.38/0.59/4.1M, and Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  A tough night for adjustments, as SPARTAN, SUPERHUMAN and the reruns of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES, SUPERGIRL and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.36/0.26/0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.28/0.21/0.22. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.03 to 0.66, and HOT WHEELS was up 0.05 to 0.31. FOX:  BEAT SHAZAM rose 0.06 to 0.23, and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS ticked up to 0.23. CW:  Back from a rerun week, SUPERMAN & LOIS ticked up to […]