None of the networks had very much to complain about last night, as the fall TV season officially got under way. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY handily won the 8PM showdown with episodes at 5.3/5.4, comparable with the 5.3/5.8 it had in preliminary numbers (on Thursday) last fall, although both of those episodes went […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the season premiere of TO TELL THE TRUTH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD led Sunday […]

  THE 100:  Wednesday 9PM on CW – Worth A Look THE 100 has promise, although it needs some work.  Based on a series of YA novels by Kass Morgan, the premise borrows liberally from Lord of the Flies, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Hunger Games, and any number of post-apocalyptic dystopian tales.  In the future, […]

  Nominations were announced this morning for the 65th Annual Emmy Awards, and as always there are a slew of them–a complete list is here.  Also as usual, the nominees are a mix of a lot of familiar names and titles with a few exciting new ones.  This year, though, the most revolutionary newcomer isn’t […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS held the time-zone adjusted 7.8 from late yesterday, and the RED CARPET LIVE pre-show ended up at 2.1 after adjustment.  In addition, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and DATELINE lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE […]

  AGENTS OF SHIELD tarnished its badge. 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 follows the chart. […]

> The typical episodic order for a new Fall show is 13 episodes, with a network option for 9 more (known as the “back-order”) to bring the full season to 22 episodes.  Shows that debut at Midseason typically get the same 13 episode initial order, with the network having a 13 + 9 option in […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]