BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.49, the Oscar-nominated documentary SUMMER OF SOUL was at 0.15, followed by a rerun of THE WONDER YEARS at 0.11. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.52, followed by BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION, which zoomed by 0.24 to 0.50 compared to its Super Bowl […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.69 (Portland vs. Brooklyn)/0.22 (Dallas vs. Phoenix).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.06 to 0.42.  Cable news was led by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the series finale of ARROW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Note that because the pilot for TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS aired as a “sneak peek” after the SAG AWARDS, […]

> In a move that shows where NBC stands right now, the network has given back order pick-ups to UP ALL NIGHT (which had a 2.1 rating in 18-49s last week) and WHITNEY (with a 2.5).  It’s not clear whether these are the traditional 9-episode back orders.  The cynical among us may note that NBC […]

> If you hear bells pealing and catch sight of Human Beings dancing (well, not so much dancing as meta-dancing that references obscure pop culture artifacts from 20 years ago), it’s because NBC has finally freed COMMUNITY, its low-rated, selectively-beloved, utterly bizarre captive sitcom.   As of March 15, Community will be back in its 8PM […]

  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA:  Wednesday 8PM on NBC THE FACTS:  Laura Diamond (Debra Messing) is an NYPD homicide detective who also has to juggle her responsibilities to her young twin sons and her issues with her estranged cop husband (Josh Lucas).  The series creator is Jeff Rake, a veteran writer/producer (everything from The Practice […]

  OPENINGS:  LES MISERABLES (Universal) fell behind DJANGO UNCHAINED (Weinstein/Sony) for the first time on Friday, because Les Miz was up only 3% from Thursday, while Django rose more impressively by 17%.  Both should be around $85M by New Year’s Day.  Conventional wisdom has it that Les Miz will benefit more from Oscar season than Django, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The bad start for LIFE SENTENCE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers to a dismal 0.2, even as lead-in RIVERDALE rose 0.1 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1:  CHICAGO PD, while THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]