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Ratings Rat Race: Slow Start For ‘NYC 22?
The last new series of the 2011-12 broadcast season, CBS’ NYC 22, made a quiet entrance onto the schedule last night. The rookie cop drama debuted with a 1.5/4 among adults 18-49 and 8.9 million total viewers at 10 PM. That was down from the 1.7 demo rating in the time slot last week for the season finale of CSI: Miami, which started almost an hour later. NYC 22 was also down a tenth from the premiere of CBS’ lowest-rated new series this season, drama A Gifted Man, which is unlikely to return next season.
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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Alcatraz’ Off To Solid Start, Betty White Draws Crowd, CBS Tops
The two-hour series premiere of Fox’s Alcatraz did solid business last night, drawing a 3.3/8 among adults 18-49 and 10 million total viewers. It was up 10% in the demo from the fast national for the two-hour series debut of Terra N... Read Post
RATINGS RAT RACE: Solid Debut For Fox’s ‘The Following’, ‘Deception’ & ‘Carrie’ Drop
Following a massive marketing campaign, Fox’s dark new drama The Following starring Kevin Bacon drew a 3.1/7 among adults 18-49 and 10.4 million total viewers (Live+same day) in its debut last night. It tied CBS’ Elementary as the s... Read Post
A&E’s ‘Bates Motel’ Rises In Finale
The Season 1 finale of Bates Motel last night on A&E got 2.7 million viewers with 1.5 million among adults 18-49 and 1.4 million among adults 25-54. That’s up 15% in the 18-49 demo from last week’s show and up 8% in total viewers an... Read Post