> For a new play, WAR HORSE has strong movie connections.  The play is adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford from the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo, and that novel is also the basis of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film, which will be in theatres for Christmas (the script for which is by Lee Hall […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CMA AWARDS held at 2.1 in final numbers, putting it down 1.1 from 2017.  All the other morning ratings remained unchanged as well.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Lakers vs. Portland NBA game led Wednesday cable at 0.96, […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, the preliminary ratings were more or less useless because of NFL preemptions, so we’ll do a full network rundown here. NBC:  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s summer Weekend Update series debuted at a solid 1.2, well above its 0.7 lead-in from THE WALL (down 0.3 from 2 weeks […]

> Thor will be #1 as expected this weekend, as expected, but a few million dollars below forecast, while the two female-skewing comedies are a few million dollars above forecast.  The weekend looks to be around 11% below the same weekend last year. Thor should open with $62 million this weekend and is on a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  With the local football simulcast removed, both DANCING WITH THE STARS and CASTLE lost 0.1 from this morning’s numbers.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led the night’s cable, down 0.19 from last week’s game […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same calendar weekend last year. Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby Saturday 3.92 rating […]

Updated broadcast and cable programs for the week ending Sunday (and the previous week for comparison).

    NETWORK FINALS:  Both SHARK TANK and 20/20 increased 0.1 in final numbers, but SLEEPY HOLLOW lost a precious 0.1, pushing it closer to the edge of the bubble.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s full primetime schedule hit the Top 10, led by […]