NETWORK UPDATE: AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 to 3.0 in final Wednesday numbers (EMPIRE stayed put with its giant 4.0). BLACK-ISH, however, fell to an even deeper series low, down 0.1 to 1.9. It would be no shock if ABC swapped BLACK-ISH with THE GOLDBERGS on Wednesdays to get the new show away from the […]
EMPIRE is the real thing. 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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Both NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and PERSON OF INTEREST added 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of THE FLASH. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCF) topped Tuesday cable, although it was off 0.02 from […]
PARKS & RECREATION’s fans showed up for the beginning of the end. 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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Could things get worse for STATE OF AFFAIRS? Yes they could: final numbers pushed the show down 0.1 to an even deeper series low of 0.7. Also down 0.1 were THE BACHELOR, now at 1.7, and CASTLE, now at 1.3. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The GOLDEN GLOBES only adjusted up to 5.8 in final numbers, down a significant 0.7 from last year. The football-swollen 60 MINUTES rose 0.3 to 3.9, and THE GOOD WIFE gained a tick to 1.4. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy […]
NETWORK UPDATE FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME adjusted up to 10.4 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL took the top 2 slots with a pair of afternoon games on a soft Saturday for cable, at 0.59/0.44. […]
UPDATE: We don’t yet have final national ratings for ESPN’s coverage of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP, but they will be huge. In the 56 largest TV markets with local Nielsen ratings, the game averaged an enormous 18.5 household rating, which would translate to around a 9 adult 18-49 rating (possibly approaching a 10 […]