NETWORK FINALS:  Both NBC and CW had baseball preemptions in some key markets, and suffered for it in final numbers:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and GRIMM were each down 0.1, and so were THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and THE ORIGINALS–the latter two particularly ugly post-adjustment at 0.3s.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CONVICTION and THE ODD COUPLE fell 0.1 in final numbers.  After adjustment for the Houston MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast, SUPERGIRL dropped 0.1 and JANE THE VIRGIN fell 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s experiment with stripping all 10 episodes of comedy […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted last week, NFL exhibition season means plentiful local preemptions and thus adjustments.  The chief victim on Wednesday was ABC, which saw its STORY OF DIANA fall 0.3 to 0.7 in final numbers.  In addition, the sitcom reruns aired earlier that night were respectively down 0.2 (THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS adjusted up by 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season finale of THE SIMPSONS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although it was far from the highest-rated show of the night, MAD MEN nevertheless got a fine send-off, jumping by 0.44 from last week to a 1.08 exit.  The lord of the […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  It’s not clear why, but CBS took something of a hit in final numbers, as SURVIVOR was down 0.1, and both THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun and CODE BLACK fell 0.2.  In addition, SVU and THE GOLDBERGS each gained 0.1, and HELL’S KITCHEN lost the same.         Broadcast […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY in final numbers, but THE ODD COUPLE, MOM, THE 100 and GAME OF SILENCE (the latter at a new low) lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although ESPN’s coverage […]

  Aside from NBC’s primetime game, both CBS and FOX had afternoon NFL overruns that slid their schedules in part of the country, so many of the numbers below will be adjusted tomorrow. 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), […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME  and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MLB PLAYOFFS game won Tuesday cable at 2.13.  FX’s AMERICAN […]