We’ve reached the broadcast networks’ Upfront Week… which used to be a lot more central to our television lives than it is now.  Ratings everywhere are down, and there’s no reason to think they’ve hit bottom, which has caused seismic changes in the ways networks make scheduling decisions.  Among other things, with revenues from on-air […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that CBS aired the final 2 episodes of MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES on the West Coast–it isn’t clear when or if they’ll air in the rest of the country.  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.4, and NBC’s game adjusted to 2.5.  In addition, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in […]

  College basketball domination. 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 the […]

Thursday preliminary broadcast ratings (adult 18-49 ratings for last night, the same night last year and same night last week).  The first Thursday Night Football game on CBS averaged a preliminary 5.5 adult 18-49 rating, and that will go up to around a 6.4 rating in the official nationals.  In addition, the NFL Network portion of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There’s been a lot of spin around, but it stood to reason that the […]

  An atypical night of programming on CBS helped out the competition. NBC:  Everything on the line-up was up:  DATELINE by 0.2 to 1.4, GRIMM by 0.3 to 1.6 and even DRACULA by 0.2 to 1.1. ABC:  A strong night here as well, with LAST MAN STANDING up 0.2 to 1.4, THE NEIGHBORS up 0.1 […]

  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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FBI and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLESS THIS MESS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated Tuesday cable at 2.43 (Golden State vs. Houston)/1.66 (Boston vs. Milwaukee).  On History, CURSE […]