A night loaded with season finales and premieres. HBO:  GIRLS has developed into exactly the kind of show HBO loves.  Even with all the hype that surrounded its arrival, it’s proven to be an ever-larger buzz magnet, the kind that could bring it Emmy attention (in nominations, if not wins).  And all that is […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  TNT’s much-ballyhooed launch of PERCEPTION scored very well in total audience, with a viewership of 5.6M people, holding on to 90% of its lead-in, the final season premiere of THE CLOSER.  But like The Closer, Perception skewed extremely old.  It will have around a 0.8 rating in 18-49s (slightly behind The Closer‘s 0.9), which means […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable at 0.56/0.41, compared to last week’s 0.52/0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD clip shows were at 0.54/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.30.  ESPN’s NBA […]

The second night of the London Summer Olympics (and the first night of competition featuring Beach Volleyball, Men’s Gymnastics Qualifying, and Swimming — including the official changing of the guard as Michael Phelps failed to make the medal stand in his first try while the younger Ryan Lochte took the gold) averaged an 8.2 rating […]

Broadcast television quickly returned to normal the week ending Sunday night, the first full week after the Summer Olympics. FOX won the quiet week of August 13-19 with a preliminary 1.65 Adult 18-49 rating. Once again, the Gordon Ramsay reality shows paced FOX’s win, but the network was down 9% from the same week last […]

  The 9-1-1 spin-off didn’t live up to its parent. 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). […]

  We’re continuing our week-long look at the hour-by-hour battles that will enliven the new network TV season.  Today it’s the turn of Tuesday, a night notable for its Invasion of the Sitcoms. 8PM:  THE VOICE RESULTS (NBC) vs. DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS (ABC) vs. NCIS (CBS) vs RAISING HOPE/BEN & KATE (FOX)– This […]