None of the networks had very much to complain about last night, as the fall TV season officially got under way. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY handily won the 8PM showdown with episodes at 5.3/5.4, comparable with the 5.3/5.8 it had in preliminary numbers (on Thursday) last fall, although both of those episodes went […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK and the rerun of MASTERCHEF JR each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s entire primetime line-up was thematically linked, and all of them landed in the night’s Top 4, with GOLD RUSH: THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.8.  In addition, the SWAT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s season premiere of JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION easily topped Thursday cable, although at 0.83/0.83, it was far below […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments lowered DANCING WITH THE STARS by 0.1 and the rerun of THE ROOKIE pilot by 0.2.  Elsewhere, HAPPY TOGETHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.45, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s THE GIFTED and LETHAL WEAPON held their 0.1 bumps, but the rerun of THE FLASH lost 0.1 in final numbers.  After adjustment, election coverage left NBC on top at 1.3, with ABC at 1.2 and CBS at 0.8.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

  Once again, some shows aired new episodes for the first time in several weeks. 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 […]

  No bumps for the night’s exits. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for local THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemption, the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM all went down 0.1 in final Christmas Eve numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was so little original cable programming on Christmas Eve that our […]