NETWORK FINALS:  Finals for the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE had ABC at 2.6 (down 0.6 from the first debate), CBS at 1.3 (down 0.1), and NBC at 2.6 (down 0.1).  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On […]

  NBC understandably wants to shout its early-season good tidings as loudly as possible, and to that end it’s given very quick back orders (9 additional episodes on top of the 13-episode initial order) to REVOLUTION, GO ON and THE NEW NORMAL.  The first two of these are completely logical, as Revolution and, to a […]

Updated weekly ranking of top cable and broadcast programs.  A broadcast network reclaimed the top spot this past week (CBS’s Saturday night telecast of the Syracuse-Michigan Final Four game), mainly because Walking Dead concluded its season last week.  Otherwise, AMC would have been atop the heap again.   There are a lot of empty spaces on this […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Chart has been corrected.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Pop’s SCHITT’S CREEK edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and new episodes of ONE DAY AT A TIME premiered at 0.04, although the simulcast on TV Land was actually higher at 0.07, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with KINGS OF PAIN down a tick to 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY […]

> Fridays are quiet in any case, but with 2 of the networks waiting to launch their “real” schedules, last night was nearly inaudible. CBS:  Although A GIFTED MAN upticked slightly last night, it seems clear that the show won’t reach the level of the network’s other Friday shows (and the competition is about to […]

  Just about everything not on CBS was down. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME, CONNECTING and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.4, up 0.02 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was […]