NETWORK UPDATE:  Could things get worse for STATE OF AFFAIRS?  Yes they could:  final numbers pushed the show down 0.1 to an even deeper series low of 0.7.  Also down 0.1 were THE BACHELOR, now at 1.7, and CASTLE, now at 1.3.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a […]

  Thanksgiving didn’t solve the NFL’s problems. 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 comparisons follow […]

  As people began to find other ways to spend their holiday week, it was a lousy night for network television. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the highest-rated show of the night with a 2.3 and gave NBC the win, but it was down 0.3 from last week.  OFF THEIR ROCKERS hit a new low […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  MOM gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Two smackdowns topped Thursday cable, but it was USA’s WWE match that prevailed, down a tenth to 0.75 (and followed by a steady 0.39 for COLONY).  Wrestling edged out CNN’s coverage of the PBS DEMOCRATIC DEBATE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR was steady at 0.59, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.29. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.12 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.11 to 0.42, NCIS lost 0.09 to 0.39, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.30. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dropped a tenth to 0.48.  It […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ELEMENTARY and the reruns of the MACY’S JULY 4TH FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, MASTERCHEF, MOM, FAMILY FOOD FIGHT and REEF BREAK each dropped 0.1 in final numbers          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  July 4th events dominated holiday cable.  ESPN2’s GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS, […]

  CBS’s season of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ended with a bang. 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 […]

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 & […]