NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER and MOTIVE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  WE’s entry into original scripted programming wasn’t very auspicious, with a 0.07 rating for the debut of THE DIVIDE.  (It went up to 0.1 with additional runs, and in the network’s core audience of Women 50+, it was all the […]

      NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.     SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted […]

  A solid night for ABC’s sitcoms. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, HOLIDAY WITH THE HOUGHS, GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.37, down 0.16 from last week.  USA’s WWE telecast was […]

  CBS survived the loss of its temporary Monday anchor. 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 […]

A bad night for debuts. FOX:  No one showed up for the return of TOUCH, which started with a weak 1.1 in its first hour and fell to an even worse 0.9 in its second.  Unless things turn around quickly (unlikely, with Grimm on the way as competition), its mysteries may never be solved. CBS:  Despite […]

> The small fluttering bit of NBC’s fall that was still breathing may have started to die last night. NBC:  GRIMM didn’t win its timeslot last night, after another 15% drop.  On Friday night, a 1.5 is still a decent number (good enough for 2d place in the 9PM hour last night), but the show’s […]

  HART OF DIXIE departed without much notice. 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 […]