Preliminary Ratings: December 8, 2013

Fast affiliate primetime ratings for Sunday.

ABC (5.7 million viewers, 1.5 demo rating):
7:00 - AFV - 7.0 million viewers, 1.5 demo rating
8:00 - ONCE UPON A TIME - 6.9 million viewers, 2.2 demo rating
9:00 - REVENGE - 6.0 million viewers,  1.5 demo rating
10:00 - BETRAYAL - 3.1 million viewers,  0.8 demo rating

Premiering This Week: December 9 - 15, 2013

A quick look at the week's season and series premieres on broadcast an cable TV.

MONDAY:

• Mini Series: Bonnie & Clyde, Pt. 2 (A&E, History, Lifetime) - 9 p.m.
• The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC) - 9 p.m.
• The Sing Off (NBC) - 9 p.m.

TUESDAY:

• Tequila Sisters (TVGN) - 8 p.m.

Preliminary Ratings: December 7, 2013

Fast affiliate primetime ratings for Saturday.

ABC (5.8 million viewers, 1.7 demo rating):
8:00 - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - 5.8 million viewers, 1.7 demo rating

Preliminary Ratings: December 6, 2013

Fast affiliate primetime ratings for Thursday.

ABC (6.0 million viewers, 1.4 demo rating):
8:00 - LAST MAN STANDING - 6.3 million viewers, 1.4 demo rating
8:30 - THE NEIGHBORS - 4.3 million viewers, 1.0 demo ratings
9:00 - SHARK TANK - 7.5 million viewers, 2.0 demo rating
10:00 - 20/20 - 5.1 million viewers, 3.1 demo rating

TV News Roundup: Week of December 2, 2013

HOUSE OF CARDS set to return, History gets busy with scripts, TV Land renews sitcom, while BBC America cancels drama.

MONDAY:

• Comcast & Nielsen announce plan for new ads for OnDemand:
  The two media companies are working on an approach to dynamically insert fresh/current advertisements into all episodes of series that are on demand. This brings more value to older content as they will have the latest ads in their commercial breaks.
• Time-Warner Cable has new HBO tier:
  Apparently joining Comcast, Time Warner Cable will offer a stripped down package of HBO and about 20 other channels, mainly local and shopping stations. The cost is $30 per month and is aimed at "cord-cutters."
• HANNIBAL mini series:
  History is continuing it's scripted series development with a mini-series on HANNIBAL, and with actress Halle Berry as executive producer

Ratings: Broadcast Finals for December 5, 2013

Even if it was just for one night only, NBC had Must See TV back on Thursday night. The live production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, starring Carrie Underwood, scored huge ratings, grabbing 18.5 million viewers and a 4.6 rating in Adults 18-49. The three hour special beat THE BIG BANG THEORY in total viewers, but came up short in the A18-49 ratings.  It is the biggest non-sports ratings the network has gotten on the night since the ER series finale, over 4 1/2 years ago.

Preliminary Ratings: December 5, 2013

Fast affiliate primetime ratings for Thursday.

ABC (6.6 million viewers, 2.2 demo rating):
8:00 - WONDERLAND - 3.6 million viewers, 1.0 demo rating
9:00 - GREY'S ANATOMY - 7.5 million viewers, 2.4 demo rating
10:00 - SCANDAL - 8.6 million viewers, 3.1 demo rating

Ratings Review: CW Wednesdays - November Sweeps

The CW Wednesday nights looks to be very representative of how the network is rebuilding itself. The series are a little less female skewing, and tend to draw a more general audience. I believe this is a step in the right direct.