Another summer Tuesday that belonged to America’s Got Talent. ABC: A special edition of BACHELOR IN PARADISE had the same 1.3 rating as Monday’s episode. 20/20 was down 0.1 from last week at 0.8. NBC: Both FOOD FIGHTERS and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT were up 0.1, to 1.1 and 2.1 respectively, with the latter show […]
NBC got The Voice off to a good start last night, a 4.1 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating from 8-10 pm. The singing competition show started at a 3.2 in the 8:00 half hour, quickly building to a 3.9 at 8:30 and 4.6 at 9:00 before peaking at a 4.7 at 9:30. The last cycle of The Voice premiered with a […]
Even The Voice lost momentum on a very blah night for network television. NBC: THE VOICE tumbled 0.6 to 4.0, its lowest rating of the spring cycle. After that, the final scheduled airing of READY FOR LOVE held even, for what it’s worth, at 1.2. CBS: Both NCIS shows remained subpar, with the mothership […]
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 & […]
NETWORK FINALS: SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT and SVU lost the same. DOUBT was lucky to hold onto its 0.8–its less-rounded final was 0.76. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: VH1’s transplanted BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.73, with the 10PM AMERICA’S NEXT […]
NETWORK UPDATE: CAUGHT ON CAMERA lost 0.1 in final ratings, Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 3 of Friday’s top 4 cable slots went to ESPNs COLLEGE BOWL games, in the 0.78-0.61 range. The other top slot also went to sports, […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE OSCARS ended up at 10.5, down a fairly small 0.3 from the 2015 telecast. Interestingly, in the final national numbers, the rating was basically steady through the telecast, without the bump in the first half-hour that was evident in the overnights. The LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET pre-show […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: SHARK TANK was steady at 0.44, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.38. CBS: SWAT ticked up to 0.41, FIRE COUNTRY gained 0.03 to 0.44, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.04 to 0.35. NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ rose 0.08 to 0.29, GRAND CREW climbed 0.05 to 0.23, and DATELINE was up […]