Everyone knows it’s not worthwhile for the networks to put on real programming during the summer, because no one watches… except for the 14 million or so who tuned in last night. ABC:  Miami and Oklahoma City cooperated to give ABC what it wanted:  a competitive NBA FINALS.  The game outrated its 5 competitors combined […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.67, with KINGS OF PAIN down 0.02 to 0.24.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES were at 0.54/0.50, preceded by the CFP […]

  A Happy 4th of July to all!  Viewers started their holiday early last night, leading to reduced ratings for everyone. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the highest rated show of the night with a 2.3, but that was down 0.9 from last week’s live show, which combined with a 1.3 for LOVE IN THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and DEPUTY each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games continued their holiday reign at 1.07/0.35.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER popped its way to a 0.08 gain at […]

So much for an Olympic after-glow.  After 17 nights of near double-digit young adult ratings, NBC averaged a 1.8 Adult 18-49 rating last night.  After significant on-air promotion during the London Olympics, the two-hour premiere of Stars Earn Stripes sputtered to a 1.7 rating from 8-10 pm, while the season premiere of Grimm scored a 2.0 rating.  Stars Earn […]

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 & […]

  OLYMPICS Night 10 followed pattern with a drop from Sunday. 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 […]

  As The Joker would say:  Here… We… Go. After weeks of semi-starts and special “previews” of new shows racking up big numbers against minimal competition, the real 2012-13 TV season gets underway tonight.  Each day this week (except Saturday, which in TV terms doesn’t exist). we’ll look at the hour-by-hour battles to come, our […]