Not Even For Free   Remember Ken Russell’s movie of The Who’s Tommy?  The scene where Ann-Margret’s nervous breakdown was visualized by her television set vomiting out baked beans, chocolate and similar goo?  Watching Zach Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH is like having that TV on permanent DVR.

>HAPPY THANKSGIVING! The November sweep ended with a thud Wednesday — the night before Thanksgiving is always a tough night to program as viewers are distracted with feast preparations, travel, and other changes to the weekly routine.  Three networks managed year to year increases on this tough night (although still at depressed levels), while NBC […]

  The remarkable thing is that GLEE was ever a giant mainstream hit in the first place.  When the books are closed on Kevin Reilly’s reign at FOX, great credit will be due to him for daring to go all in on such a strange, lovable, inconsistent mutant of a show, simultaneously a serious, sentimental […]

Wrapping up our week-long series, here is a look at the television audience for the final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Average audience for all four 2016 DNC nights: ###

Monday night features the premiere of NBC’s temporary schedule until The Voice returns.  The Biggest Loser settles into its new night (after a preview tonight featuring the return of trainer Jillian Michaels) from 8-10 pm, followed by the premiere of new drama Deception.  ABC premieres The Bachelor directly against Biggest Loser and follows that up with a new episode of Castle.  FOX’s schedule includes […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL preemptions, ABC’s GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and CONVICTION each fell 0.2. In addition, THE VOICE and 2 BROKE GIRLS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL plunged 1.61 from […]

  The bombs burst in midair for NBC on July 4th. NBC:  There are fireworks, and then there is the MACY’S 4TH OF JULY SPECTACULAR, by far the highest rated show of the night with a 1.7 (although that was down from 2.1 last year).  The 2d highest?  A rerun of the same show the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.35/0.30, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.22 from its last airing on May 24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.23/0.22/0.21. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.65, down 0.11 from last May’s premiere.  The premiere of HOT WHEELS was at 0.33. FOX:  BEAT […]