NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE ROOKIE, 60 MINUTES, THE EQUALIZER, DATELINE and CHERRIES WILD.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The return of Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART livened things up on the scripted side at […]

  Everyone knows that the shine of a post-Olympics “preview” berth doesn’t last long–just ask 2012’s Go On and Animal Practice.  But it’s at least supposed to provide a new show with a strong sampling.  Ironically, last night’s WINTER OLYMPICS ratings were so disastrous (2.6 in preliminary numbers–see Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details)  that ABOUT A […]

After years of suffering through the unsatisfying BCS system, college football fans were treated to a vast improvement: the College Football Playoff system, starting on New Year’s Day 2015 to settle the 2014 NCAA season.  The playoffs started appropriately enough at the Rose Bowl, “The Granddaddy of Them All” and one of the most picturesque […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 increases for THE BIG BANG THEORY and the 2 1/2 MEN finale in final numbers.  THE ODD COUPLE stayed where it was, but it was very steady throughout its half-hour (up 0.1 at 8:45PM), which is a promising sign.  In addition, SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER […]

        NETWORK FINALS: THE RESIDENT, MAN WITH A PLAN, 9JKL and SCORPION all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast topped Monday cable with 1.10/1.07/1.04, compared to last week’s 1.21/1.15/1.06.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NEW AMSTERDAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Postseason baseball arrived with TBS’s MLB WILD CARD game at 1.33.  On MTV, TEEN MOM gained 0.06 to 0.46, […]

> Today FOX and the producers of HOUSE jointly announced that this 8th season will be its last.  There’s nothing particularly shocking about this–ratings were down significantly from last year, and the show is expensive to produce and would likely have gotten more so (both Hugh Laurie and creator David Shore were at the end […]

  Even EMPIRE wasn’t quite so mammoth last night. 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 […]