NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local football preemptions, DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE, BLUFF CITY LAW and THE GOOD DOCTOR were all down 0.1.  In addition, the 9:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  A superhero’s memorial night. 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 […]

  So much for the excitement of May Sweeps.  The NFL Draft on ESPN may not have helped, but an alarming number of network shows last night hit season and even all-time series lows. FOX:  Oh, how AMERICAN IDOL‘s fortunes have tumbled.  Last night it hit an all-time low 2.7, down 0.3 from last week […]

  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 comparisons follow the chart. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS […]

  FOX’s new sitcoms held their own. 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 comparisons follow […]

A blah night for network TV. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL may not be the behemoth it used to be, but it’s not going anywhere either, down just a tick to a still-powerful 5.4.  That’s higher than the combined ratings for ABC, CBS and FOX on the night. ABC:  It’s not much of a surprise that THE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.28/0.21/0.21/0.14/0.17. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.06 to 0.81, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.06 to 0.33, followed by a SWAT rerun at 0.17. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell 0.08 to 0.52, followed by reruns at 0.33/0.30. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was down 0.06 to 0.39. CW:  The season premiere of STARGIRL […]

  Even with a captive audience, the attraction of network TV may be fading. 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 […]