There’s a reason why serialized dramas usually have some sort of “franchise” powering them: a mystery to be solved, patients to be cured, a quest to be undertaken, etc. Generating compelling stories...
BLESS THIS MESS: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC The six-episode order ABC gave BLESS THIS HOUSE (after FOX had passed on the project) is about as small as any network show can get. That doesn’t leave much time for serie...
Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday August 10 through Sunday August 16, 2020. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day). Progra...
THE FOLLOWING: Monday 9PM on FOX A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh i...
A drop for THE BACHELORETTE. 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 (wom...
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+ s...
NETWORK UPDATE: HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the night’s SHARK TANK rerun. There was an 0.1 dip for one of the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cabl...
Note that MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL local preemptions may affect final ratings for NBC and ABC. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advert...
NETWORK FINALS: THE GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 1.52, down a calamitous 68% from 2020. Elsewhere, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and BOB’S BURGERS adjusted up to the next tenth, while presumably as a result...
The final bit of Upfronts material released by CW is a brief clip from its midseason series STAR-CROSSED, about an alien and a human in love. A group of nervous, ostracized teens (presumably the aliens) are bused into a ...
The networks aren’t enjoying the holiday week. NBC: THE VOICE followed its worst Monday of the season with its worst Tuesday (other than an Oct 2 clip show), down 0.6 to a 3.3 that had CBS right on its heels. G...
NBC’s coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION was even more dominant on Night 3, with a 1.3 rating compared to 0.5 for ABC and 0.4 for CBS. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), ...
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) had a royal start with $11.2M in shows that began at 7PM on Tuesday night. This is the first Hobbit movie to open midweek, but the Tuesday number is bett...
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 an...