NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was entirely dominated by news, and and is often the case when the story is of general interest, CNN was on top with CNN […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, HELL’S KITCHEN and CALL ME KAT.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN continued to be the news network of choice on Thursday, with 14 of the day’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CELEBRITY APPRENTICE and the rerun THE ORIGINALS each lost 0.1 in final Monday ratings, while NCIS: LA gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): VH1 returned to the Monday schedule on top, as LOVE & HIP HOP ended […]

  EXPANDED NETWORK REPORT (since there was no text this morning): NBC:  YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE premiered at 1.2, a bit better than what HEROES REBORN had been doing in the slot, but nothing to be excited about.  It did hold very steadily through the hour, which is a good sign.  THE BLACKLIST remained […]

  There was more drama on screen than at the ratings box for the SLEEPY HOLLOW season finale. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and EVIL each gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8, up 0.4 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game led Thursday cable at 0.88.  NFL Network’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]

      NOTE TO READERS:  Beginning with the Monday cable post this afternoon, and for the rest of the week, charts will be posted as usual, but text (and responses to Comments) will be much delayed if they appear at all, due to our Sundance coverage. NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.2.  […]