NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.2, down 0.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, YOUNG SHELDON and LEGACIES gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s ALCS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES, THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 0.3 from last week’s game.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY led Sunday cable but sank by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NEW AMSTERDAM and NCIS (which was indeed a rerun) gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MIXED-ISH lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up a tenth to 0.70, and PROJECT BLUE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE and the rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of both THE ORIGINALS and REIGN lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable, with […]

  The few shows that aired original episodes on 4th of July Eve didn’t fare well. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) and RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT) were bunched together at 1.0, which was up 0.1 for RIZZOLI.  The dramas’ companion shows didn’t fare as well, with both PERCEPTION and CHASING LIFE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.67/0.63.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW crashed by 0.26 to 0.50.  On History, VIKINGS dropped 0.07 to 0.50, and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  GRIMM gained 0.1 in final numbers (but CONSTANTINE didn’t).  In addition, the PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted up by 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GOLD RUSH (Discovery) had a robust 0.33 jump from last week to 1.54 to remain […]