> CALIFORNICATION has been a fairly reliable performer for Showtime, although not a breakout hit (last season, airing at 9PM, it was doing around a 0.2 in 18-49s, about the same as The Big C and a little below the network’s other signature comedies Weeds and Nurse Jackie). It returns for its 5th season in […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: JUDGE STEVE HARVEY returned at 0.33. The belated season premiere of THE WONDER YEARS was at 0.22/0.18, compared to 0.67 for the show’s series premiere in September 2021. SUPERSTAR was at 0.20. CBS: Reruns at 0.24/0.21/0.20/0.12. NBC: Reruns at 0.22/0.19/0.20/0.23. FOX: MASTERCHEF gained 0.03 to 0.42, and FOOD STARS was down […]
> Previously… On ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA?: “Chelsea Newman,” aka the fictionalized Chelsea Handler (Laura Prepon) works in a New Jersey sports bar, knocking back drinks and men, and trading barbs with co-workers and family alike. Episode 2: If it weren’t for hour-mate Whitney, Chelsea might be the least sexy show ever to be obsessed […]
> Tonight’s Grammy Awards were inevitably somewhat haunted by the awful loss of Whitney Houston barely 24 hours earlier, a tragedy that seemed to have been going on for a decade yet was still shocking when it came to its fruition. Nevertheless, the show found time to include innumerable music numbers, some of them saluting […]
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 & […]
> FOX’s decision to move TOUCH to Thursdays and BONES to Mondays left THE FINDER as the odd show out, and today that other shoe fell: Finder will run its remaining episodes (essentially burning them off) on Fridays at 8PM, starting April 6. This pushes the unscripted HOTEL HELL to summer. This may not be […]
> Hope you liked this season’s CBS line-up, because almost all of those shows will be back next year. The network announced the bulk of its renewals today, and since CBS is in generally good shape with a very stable schedule, the fact that it’s not changing what ain’t broke isn’t a surprise. The vote […]
BLINDSPOT had a quiet season finale. 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 follows […]