It’s good to be one week after Halloween, as week-to-week comparisons in most cases look unusually good after last week’s low holiday numbers.  The exception is wherever The Voice comes into play. ABC:  Everything was up, by as much as half a ratings point in the cases of MODERN FAMILY and SUBURGATORY.  It may be […]

  Vintage TV beat vintage Hollywood on a very slow night. CBS:  It doesn’t say much to be “#1 for the night” when the result is a 1.4 rating, but the colorized I LOVE LUCY HOLIDAY SPECIAL can claim that honor.  (In the older-skewing total viewers metric, Lucy was CBS’s least-watched show of the night.) […]

> THURSDAYS this Fall officially start September 22, with virtually all series debuting or returning on that night.  The main exception is The CW, with Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle premiering tonight and a few late premieres (CBS’s How to Be a Gentleman and ABC’s Private Practice on September 29 and FOX’s Bones in early […]

  March Madness begins. 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 and comparisons follow the chart. CBS:  […]

  The NFL’s preseason isn’t as dominant as the league will shortly become, but it does the job. 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 […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 7: February 6-12, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 5th and final game of the NBA FINALS was at 3.98, almost identical to the 3.99 for 2022’s Game 5. CBS:  Reruns at 0.36/0.25/0.21/0.21. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR dropped 0.09 to 0.34, followed by reruns at 0.30/0.26. FOX:  STARS ON MARS fell 0.06 to 0.18, and CRIME SCENE KITCHEN was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.37, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY was steady at 0.37, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE dipped 0.03 to 0.33, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.03 to 0.27. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.56, a tick off 2 weeks ago when the network didn’t have the late national NFL […]