NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen has roused from its holiday slumbers, so we’re beginning to catch up with last week’s fast national ratings.  CODE BLACK and the BLACK-ISH rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers, while EMPIRE and the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.  (Note:  the “SP” label for many of the night’s shows […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT clip show gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of LIFE IN PIECES lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The return of Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS topped Thursday cable at 0.54.  On MTV, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE RESIDENT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were on TNT, at 1.64/1.39.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.09/1.09/0.97, compared to last week’s 1.38/1.32/1.30, and NINJA VS NINJA fell 0.09 to […]

  FRIDAY STARZ:  It doesn’t appear as though DA VINCI’S DEMONS is going to be a gamechanger for Starz, as the series debuted with a tame 0.4 in 18-49s, about half of the total viewership of 1M.  That was coming off a 0.6 rating for the series finale of SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED, which […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US and NCIS each gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.05 to 0.79, and LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II was also up 0.05 to 0.38.  […]

  Declines and disappointments. 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 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERSTORE, MASTERCHEF CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN and THE BACHELOR each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA narrowly look Monday cable honors, with TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland game at 1.48, followed by a considerably lower 0.69 for the late Houston vs. Clippers match.  […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Things only got worse for AGENT CARTER in final numbers, with a 0.1 dip to 0.9 that made its new series low even lower.  Both HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and CHICAGO PD, however, gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND topped Tuesday […]