> WARNING:  If You Watch THE LEAGUE For Its Plot Revelations(?), Spoilers Below THE LEAGUE is no longer the best sitcom on TV that no one’s ever heard of.  The show has become consistently, increasingly popular, so much so that it’s no longer riding in the ratings on the coat-tails of its FX lead-in It’s […]

We don’t have numbers for The Newsroom yet, but the show certainly won’t be able to blame the broadcast network competition if its ratings disappoint. NBC:  The network won the night with 1.2s across the board, including the US OLYMPIC TRIALS (down a bit from 4 years ago), DATELINE, and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT repeats. ABC:  […]

  Today’s announcement by NBC that GUYS WITH KIDS has received a 4-episode back order (making for a season total of 17 episodes) seems to require some note. In last night’s ratings, Guys had a 1.3 rating in 18-49s.  1.3!  The network is trying to spin this as admirable because it’s held steady with lousy […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 31: July 27-August 2, 2020 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (Note, the chart below has a mistake: DESIGNATED SURVIVOR aired a new episode.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Perhaps for the first time, MLB Network had the top show on cable Wednesday with the […]

  CBS was, for the most part, very CBS in its choice of new series for next season, with a pair of spin-offs, some additional procedurals, one retread sitcom and another that fits right into the network’s multi-camera family comedy sweet spot.  The biggest surprise was the omission, at least for now, of How I […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for preemption in NY, both the HARRY & MEGHAN: A LOVE STORY special and LIFE SENTENCE dropped 0.1.  In addition, the season finale of BLINDSPOT and 20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday May 5-6, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, May 6-7, […]