> SMASHWatch says:  could’ve been worse. ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS returned to the schedule with a 3.5 that was only 2/3 of last year’s spring premiere number, and accordingly the lowest-rated premiere in series history.  (It was, however, considerably higher than the ratings The Bachelor had been getting in the timeslot.)  CASTLE‘s boost was […]

  For the most part, the networks are taking Memorial Day weekend off. 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 […]

>After 2 weeks of smash hit ratings, HBO has inevitably announced the renewal of GAME OF THRONES for a 3rd season. Its 1.9 rating in 18-49s for initial Sunday telecast isn’t quite as high as True Blood‘s gold standard, but considering the comparatively small number of homes with HBO subscriptions, it compares favorably to The […]

    In news that ranks as a “no-brainer” in several respects, Lifetime has renewed its hit new series THE CLIENT LIST for a second season, this time for 15 episodes rather than 10.  (It’s not clear whether all the episodes will air at once or if the order will be split into 2 mini-seasons, […]

  A stable night for the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS. 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 […]

Another great night of ratings for ABC from the NBA Finals, but the network certainly was disappointed in the result of last night’s Game 4.  Miami won again at home, taking a 3-1 lead in the series and giving the heat a shot at ending the series Thursday in Game 5.  Visions of a very […]

Baseball scores a run. FOX:  The major-league BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME was the highest rated show of the night, and will probably be up from last year’s 3.1 when final numbers are in, but it’s still not particularly impressive, especially since Monday’s Home-Run Derby on ESPN had a 2.7. ABC:  It’s not clear why anyone at ABC […]

Based on fast nationals for Friday-Sunday and official national ratings for Monday-Thursday, the week of July 23-29 of course goes to NBC by a mile — but the network’s weekly average this past week is just a taste of things to come. NBC averaged a 1.6 rating with Adults 18-49 this past week in the […]