The throne is still occupied. HBO:  Like most of the spring cable series, GAME OF THRONES is heading into its homestretch, with just 2 episodes left (Stannis is about to reach King’s Landing!).  The show continues to be a blockbuster by pay-cable standards, with a 2.0 rating that was even up a bit from last […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.28/0.27. CBS:  The broadcast NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 1.09/1.23. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ dipped 0.03 to 0.20, GRAND CREW ticked down to 0.13, and DATELINE was down 0.07 to 0.21. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost a tick to 0.58. CW:  The new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY ticked down […]

>Taste, elegance and intelligence tops the weekly cable programming chart.  The parade starts with the young adults of Jersey Shore, moves across the Hudson River as Kourtney & Kim Take New York, touches the LA area with Pawn Stars, and one it goes through Teen Mom, WWE wrestling, Real Housewives, etc.  It’s not the classiest […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS returned from a rerun week steady at 0.49.  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.35.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY was at 0.55, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.02 from last season’s finale.  NOT DEAD YET rose a tenth to 0.36, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was […]

> Today’s announcement that CBS extended its rights to the Grammy Awards for another 10 years and NBC’s recent winning bid for the next four Olympic Games are evidence that broadcast networks are doing everything possible to keep first-class specials programming on their air.  Specials account for about 20% of a network’s yearly schedule (approximately […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s XFL CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.35.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.41.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY both ticked down to 0.02.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.67, TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.24, […]

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). ###

> NEW SHOWS in BOLD.  New Time Periods in Italics. WHAT WE LIKE:  A lot of new shows (four new shows on a five-night network).  CW is playing like the clock is running out and trying to make something happen.  Four of five nights feature a new series, with three of the new shows (all […]