>Wednesday ratings are settling into predictable patterns for the most part, and Suburgatory on ABC had a decent second week.  FOX’s The X-Factor seems to settling around a high-3 or 4 rating. ABC’s Suburgatory fell to a still-good 3.0 rating in its second episode but still grew from its Middle lead-in.  Last week Suburgatory grew […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.06 to 0.58, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked down to 0.33. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.04 to 0.63, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA edged up 0.02 to 0.46, NCIS climbed 0.07 to 0.53, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.02 to 0.36. NBC:  THE VOICE fell a tenth to 0.60, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE WORLD’S BEST and MATCH GAME lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Duke vs. UNC COLLEGE BASKETBALL game dominated Wednesday cable at 1.73, with the early game (Louisville […]

  Tina and Amy remained solid for the Golden Globes. NBC:  In time zone-adjusted numbers, the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS scored a 6.5, up 0.1 from last year’s edition.  It was preceded by 2.8 for the ARRIVALS SPECIAL. CBS:  The Globes were big, but they couldn’t touch the overrun from the day’s Denver/San Diego NFL PLAYOFFS.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.07 to 0.57, and the lead-in hour was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.46/0.37 compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another cable victory for the NBA PLAYOFFS, this night on TNT, with 1.33/0.91 games, while NBATV’s game was at 0.18.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL dropped 0.06 to 0.62, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was steady at 0.39. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD dipped 0.04 to 0.59, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA lost 0.08 to 0.44, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.43, and NCIS: HAWAII was down a tenth to 0.39. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST […]

  A significant drop for the premiere of BACHELOR IN PARADISE. 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 […]