NETWORK FINALS:  THE UNICORN lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 topped Thursday cable at 0.46/0.44 compared to last week’s 0.36, and 60 DAYS IN was up a tenth to 0.41.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was […]

> PBS had to dust off its forms and sharpen the quill pens it uses to announce big ratings news, because DOWNTON ABBEY came back strong in its Season 2 debut. The network announced that Downton‘s premiere was watched by 4.2 million viewers.  Apart from doubling PBS’s usual primetime average–which is no surprise–it was up […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.06 to 0.71, and THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.41. CBS:  Reruns at 0.48/0.38/0.29/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.09 to 0.85, but ORDINARY JOE was down 0.06 to 0.31. FOX:  With THE MASKED SINGER preempted by the World Series on […]

> FOX has added its season finales to the pile, which include an evening-long farewell to HOUSE.  Here’s the schedule: Tuesday April 17 9:30PM:  RAISING HOPE (Note:  after Hope‘s season finale, BREAKING IN will take over its timeslot for 3 weeks, although Breaking will still have a few unaired episodes after that, which will probably […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 1.37.  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.92.  CW’s shows were at 0.05/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s portion of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.39/0.36/0.31/0.29/0.17/0.16/0.15/0.11/0.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.33/0.31/0.19/0.18, with UFC PRELIMS at 0.31.  Hallmark’s original movie […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday:

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]