See our analysis of the fall line-ups for NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS. In a way, CW got there before anyone else.  The mini-network has been able to make a business out of shrunken linear ratings for years, cobbling together low network license fees, lucrative SVOD deals, an extensive push on streaming, and international sales to produce […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up to 2.3 after time zones were accounted for.  In addition, 20/20 rose by 0.1.  FRIDAY CABLE:  See our WORLD CUP SKEDBALL post for a detailed breakdown of the day’s games, but in 18-49s, 2 of the games were the highest-rated shows on cable:  the Spain/Netherlands game  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The unstoppable EMPIRE gained another 0.1 in final numbers, putting it at an astonishing 4.8.  It took AMERICAN IDOL along for a 0.1 boost of its own, and ARROW had an extra 0.1 as well.  The rest of the adjustments were less pleasant, with 0.1 drops for THE GOLDBERGS, BLACK-ISH, THE MENTALIST, CRIMINAL […]

  Happy New Year to all, as we dust off the last ratings of 2013: ABC:  NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE, aka the Ryan Seacrest New Year’s Eve show, had no trouble disposing of NBC with a 3.7 that more than doubled the competition.  That was, however, down 0.5 from last year.  The late-night portion of […]

  CBS has canceled PARTNERS, and pulled it from the Monday night schedule.  The show, created by the Will & Grace team of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, never got a grip on much viewership, and was by far the lowest-rated show in the network’s crucial Monday line-up of sitcoms, so this isn’t much of […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  THE FACES OF FAMILY SEPARATION and the SWAT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, Saturday TV was dominated by ESPN’s pair of CFP SEMIFINAL games at 5.56 (with simulcasts on ESPN2 at 0.13 […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 6 adjusted up to 3.5 in final numbers.  THE VOICE and MARRY ME swapped 0.1s, the former up and the latter down.  Both NCIS and PERSON OF INTEREST rose 0.1, tying the latter with CHICAGO FIRE for the 10PM lead.  THE FLASH gained back 0.1 of the morning’s loss. Ratings […]