NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION went down 0.2 at NBC and up 0.1 at CBS.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FOX News feasted on […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Things only got worse in final numbers, as both TIMELESS and CONVICTION fell an additional 0.1.  As expected, the NFL preemption on CBS pushed KEVIN CAN WAIT down 0.2 and the SCORPION season premiere down 0.3, although THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1.  (THE VOICE also added 0.1.)  The NFL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  GREY’S ANATOMY, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and THE BIG BANG THEORY eaxh rose 0.1 in final Thursday numbers   Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CARMICHAEL SHOW’s premiere became even less impressive with a 0.1 dip in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND premiered at 0.39, even better than the 0.33 premiere of OUTSIDERS earlier this season.  CNN’s airing of the Univision DEMOCRATIC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS didn’t change in final Wednesday ratings.  Elsewhere, the reruns of THE GOLDBERGS and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE both lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage peaked with its late-night telecast at 0.97, which […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of BLACK-ISH, but AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL lost the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its Wednesday title, up 0.09 to 0.84, although lead-out WAHLBURGERS lost 0.13 to 0.57, DONNIE LOVES JENNY was down 0.12 to 0.37, and LACHEY’S […]

  The news wasn’t tuneful for ONCE UPON A TIME. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Now that the NFL Preseason adjustments are out of the way, here’s how the broadcast networks performed last night. NBC:  THE WALL fell 0.3 to 0.5, with the same rating for a 9PM rerun special.  The season finale of THE NIGHT SHIFT (which felt like it could double as a […]