BROADCAST FINALS: Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine. ABC: The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, THE WONDER YEARS also down a tenth to 0.38, THE CONNERS down 0.09 to 0.48, […]
AFTERNOON UPDATE: INTELLIGENCE added a meaningless 0.1 in final numbers, giving it a still-terrible 1.2. THE BACHELOR (up to 2.3) and MOM (2.2) also gained 0.1. MONDAY CABLE: The first Monday airing of ARCHER slipped a bit from its Thursday finale last April, down 0.1 to 1.0, but the bigger concern for FX is […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The network could feel good about the fact that THE OSCARS were up 1.64 (77%) to 3.76 in the 18-49 demo and up 6.2M (60%) in total viewers compared to 2021. However, in comparison to 2020, the demo and total viewers were both down 29%, and this year’s telecast was the […]
UPDATE: THE WINTER OLYMPICS didn’t adjust up quite as much as we expected, hitting 4.9. UP fittingly went a bit higher, by 0.1 to 1.0. SUNDAY CABLE: Although THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) fell a sharp 1.4 from last week’s season premiere, its 6.8 was more than enough to take care of the OLYMPICS. Its […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.45 on broadcast, down 0.02 from last year. CBS: COME DANCE WITH ME dipped 0.02 to 0.25. Airing for the first time since April 8, BLUE BLOODS fell 0.09 to 0.31, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.03 to 0.38. NBC: THE BLACKLIST fell […]
UPDATE: The big change came early in the evening, as 60 MINUTES adjusted down 0.6 to 2.0, reflecting the deduction of the time zone viewers who were actually watching NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage. That overrun rose 0.1 to 4.0, and all the rest of the night’s changes were also a matter of 0.1 up or […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: HOLEY MOLEY dropped a tenth to 0.37, THE CHASE slipped 0.02 to 0.30, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was down 0.05 to 0.18. CBS: Reruns at 0.42/0.35/0.31. NBC: The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.76, down two-tenths from the 2021 premiere. DANCING WITH MYSELF premiered at 0.42. FOX: […]
AFTERNOON UPDATE: THE VOICE gained a bit of ground with an extra 0.1 in adjusted numbers, although it was still slightly behind THE BLACKLIST in total viewers (11.24M vs 11.19M). Also up 0.1: DANCING WITH THE STARS and BONES. The CBS reruns shifted as well, up 0.1 for THE BIG BANG THEORY and down […]