NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK, MACGYVER and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.51/0.15.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and UNTUCKED was up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ONCE UPON A TIME and SECRETS AND LIES each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did A.D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES, but AMERICAN ODYSSEY lost 0.1, putting it at a truly woeful 0.5.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GAME […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 increases for THE BRIEFCASE and MASTERCHEF, as well as for the rerun of BLACK-ISH.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final Conference Championship game of the NBA PLAYOFFS gave ESPN a towering 3.56 rating, while NBC Sports Net had a 0.84 for its NHL PLAYOFFS game.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was next, up a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MAGNUM PI gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The official series premiere of I AM THE NIGHT was a rerun of the previous night’s “sneak peek,” so isn’t on the chart below.  Once again it was […]

    SUPERGIRL seems to have found its flight level. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE TONY AWARDS held at 1.6 in final numbers, while the STANLEY CUP FINALS gained 0.3 to 1.9.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO has 2 more weeks of ratings triumphs before things get less fun.  GAME OF THRONES romped once […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH again topped Friday cable, up 0.05 from last week to 1.01, with lead-out THE WHEEL up 0.06 to 0.40.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader […]

      NOTE:  Nielsen is slowly grinding its way back up to date, and as of late Wednesday morning PT we don’t yet have Saturday network finals, nor do we have any Saturday cable ratings beyond the Top 150 (which means that for now we don’t have the full Adult Swim line-up, among others). […]