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 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: All of the night’s adjustments were football-related. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, which was still far below last week’s 8.6 rating. 60 MINUTES gained 0.3 in final numbers, lifting it to 2.2. CBS aired its scheduled new episode of CSI even though the show didn’t start airing until 10;50PM in […]
Nobody is earning any stripes at NBC. NBC: STARS EARN STRIPES is now a full-fledged disaster, falling to 0.9 in its 3rd week. GRIMM fell a bit as well to 1.6 against reruns, which isn’t much better than the show had been doing when it aired against original competition on low-rated Fridays. FOX: The network’s […]
The Independence Day holiday will cause delays for national U.S. television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days. This is how the cable and broadcast nationals should roll out the next week or so. We will update this schedule if anything changes. (All times Pacific.) Friday 7/1 nationals available Tuesday 7/5 by 2 […]
Updated broadcast and cable programs for the week ending Sunday (and the previous week for comparison).
NETWORK FINALS: SURVIVOR and CHICAGO FIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STAR lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE stabilized somewhat after last week’s big drop, down 0.15 to 0.92. Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK returned […]
> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]
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). […]