WELCOME TO THE FAMILY:  Thursday 8:30PM on NBC – Change the Channel NBC continues is retro approach to fall comedy with WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. Even more than Sean Saves the World and The Michael J. Fox Show, Family seems intended for viewers just an AARP mailing away from TVLand, for whom the very idea […]

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        NETWORK FINALS:  The 2 hours of DATELINE dropped 0.1/0.2 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS ruled Saturday cable (and broadcast) with its NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage, led by its 2.93 for the Purdue vs. Virginia game, and an 11:45PM post-game […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CMA AWARDS held at 2.1 in final numbers, putting it down 1.1 from 2017.  All the other morning ratings remained unchanged as well.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Lakers vs. Portland NBA game led Wednesday cable at 0.96, […]

> Showtime has announced that the network’s stalwart WEEDS, now in its 8th season (and, honestly, probably a bit past its prime) and relative newcomer EPISODES will return to the schedule on Sunday July 1, running in the 10-11PM hour.  Weeds is still moderately successful for Showtime, with over 700K total viewers for each episode’s […]

>It’s no big surprise that NBC’s station in Salt Lake City (KSL, which is owned by the Mormon church) will not carry Playboy Club this fall.  Similarly, this station does not clear Saturday Night Live (either in the regular Saturday late night time period or in the occasional prime time specials time periods).  But fear […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 9.93, while as expected the adjusted rating for GREAT NORTH was down half a point.  In addition, THE ROOKIE and 60 MINUTES adjusted to the next tenth.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The […]

  There wasn’t much doubt about how at-home New Year’s Eve revelers preferred to watch 2015 come in. 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 […]