Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

The Sked: SEASON TO DATE NETWORK AVERAGES

>Five weeks into the 2011-12 season, FOX has taken the lead with a 3.0 Adult 18-49 rating in primetime.  Even though the World Series is at low levels compared to past Series, baseball still provides numbers each night hig...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: SATURDAY RATINGS March 3

>ABC led a very quiet Saturday night with a 1.2 Adult 18-49 from 8-11 pm in the preliminary fast nationals.  Wipeout at 8 pm averaged a 0.9 from 8:00-8:30 and 1.0 from 8:30-9:00, winning the hour.  ABC continued its w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS December 22

>Last night FOX concluded The X Factor last night and hit a 3.8 Adult 18-49 rating for the night, which might go up to a 3.9 in the official nationals later today.  CBS finished in second place with an all-repeat lineup, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS September 29

> With two Thursdays down in the young 2011-12 broadcast season, FOX is the #1 network on this important night (especially to heavy spending movie, retail and auto advertisers).  The X Factor is a not inexpensive...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS February 28

>American Idol came to Tuesday night for a special episode.  Although it won the night, the episode was down 41% from the comparable edition last year and had a relatively limited effect on the other networks, whose rating...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS January 30

>FOX won another Monday with CBS in all repeats again last night, although their first place finish failed to reach a 3 rating with Adults 18-49.  .                Nightly Primetime ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/18/12

It turned out CBS didn’t even need to throw stones. ABC:  GLASS HOUSE finally premiered, and maybe the network should have broadcast the litigation papers instead.  The show’s 1.6 barely beat the sitcom reruns on ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR: Weekly/Season Charts Plus Early Weekend Cable News

  CBS had been riding high on the back of some special events like the NCAA Tournament and the How I Met Your Mother finale, but last week it crashed to earth, falling three-quarters of a ratings point from the previous we...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/17/11

> The final Thursday of November sweeps wasn’t impressive for anyone. ABC:  The network had to be disappointed with the 2.5 earned by its 2-hour, much-promoted “intervention” episode of PRIVATE PRACTICE, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/4/13

You can’t go wrong with football. FOX:  Most of the major college bowl games have migrated to ESPN, but the COTTON BOWL remains on broadcast (for now), and gave FOX an easy win for the night, with a preliminary 3.1 ratin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/19/13

No good news for anyone last night. ABC:  It was never clear why ABC renewed BODY OF PROOF, which had marginal ratings last season (reportedly foreign sales played a part, as the network’s in-house studio produces the sh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: SATURDAY RATINGS November 12 & Sweep Update

>Last night, ABC had the relevant college football game, #7 Oregon convincingly upsetting #4 Stanford.  The game produced a 2.5 Adults 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, although that number should rise to close to a 3 ra...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/12/12

Big Brother returns, to limited viewer excitement. CBS:  The network won the night with the premiere of BIG BROTHER, which was down 0.2 from last year’s debut at 2.6.  Last night’s score was actually lower than th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Top broadcast and cable programs this week and last.  Shark Week kicked off Sunday on Discovery with the mockumentary Megalodon: Monster Shark at 9:00 pm, which matched the 2.2 True Blood rating with Adults 18-49 on HBO at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Shows of the Week (through Wednesday)

A&E’s Duck Dynasty is in a good position to win another week on all of television.  The second episode of this season is down only half a rating point from last week’s premiere to a 4.5 rating with adults 18-49.
by Mitch Metcalf