Wednesday nights this fall will look a lot like last year, with most of the returning programs performing at similar levels and no network making a big move (up or down) on the night. FOX should win Wednesday again with The X Factor, with ABC and CBS locked in a close battle for second place. NBC […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK dropped a tenth to 0.38, and 20/20 was down 0.13 to 0.27. CBS: SWAT ticked down to 0.37, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.05 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down a tenth to 0.33. NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.05 to 0.26, GRAND CREW ticked up to 0.17, and DATELINE […]
Best Friends not forever. NBC: The burn-off of the final episodes of BEST FRIENDS FOREVER was ugly, as they scored a CW-level 0.6. DATELINE more than doubled that with a 1.4, winning the 9PM hour and a close 2d place at 10PM.
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Returning from 2 weeks of reruns, THE CONNERS ticked up to 0.49, THE GOLDBERGS dipped 0.03 to 0.34, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.04 to 0.45, and NOT DEAD YET was steady at 0.31. A MILLION LITTLE THINGS held at 0.21. CBS: SURVIVOR dropped 0.05 to 0.71. After a rerun, TRUE LIES gained […]
>ESPN’s Monday Night Football rebounded to more normal levels last night and moved back into its usual #1 spot on the cable Adult 18-49 rating chart. (Kansas City upset San Diego in overtime.) On AMC, Walking Dead is still the top scripted program on cable this week, but the 3.1 rating, while still very good, […]
BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.58. FOX’s USFL game was at 0.11. On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION was steady at 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY ticked up to 0.04. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.37. TBS’s NHL PLAYOFFS games […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: A run of the Marvel/Disney movie SHANG-CHI & THE LEGEND OF THE 10 RINGS was at 0.28. CBS: Reruns at 0.28/0.26/0.18/0.16. NBC: Reruns at 0.21/0.24/0.16. FOX: Reruns at 0.16/0.13. CW: After a rerun at 0.04, 100 DAYS TO INDY was up 0.03 to 0.05. TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP slipped 0.03 to […]
The newcomers started OK. 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 comparisons follow […]