Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 19: May 4-May 10, 2020 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: […]

> An atypical night gave the win to ABC, but CBS may have the key to Fridays for the rest of the season. CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS ran away with 8PM, ahead of the nearest competition by almost a full ratings point. A GIFTED MAN, running the rest of its episodes at 9PM, did better than […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  DATELINE slipped 0.1 from its early number, but CROSSBONES held steady.  On ABC, both WHAT WOULD YOU DO? and the SHARK TANK rerun rose 0.1.  FRIDAY CABLE:  WWE (Syfy) was on top with 0.8, up 0.2 from last week.  DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES (Food Channel) and a History Channel special D-DAY IN […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustments for the MASTERS overrun, 60 MINUTES moved up to the next tenth.  In addition, THE GREAT NORTH adjusted to the next tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Nielsen again listed Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART as a […]

Tuesday fast national ratings indicate NBC owned the night thanks to the continued domination of The Voice.  The night was interrupted by the second Presidential Debate.  For most networks, there will be around 80 minutes of programming rated in prime time: an hour from 8-9 pm and approximately 10:40-11:00 for the analysis portion of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.42.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.54, with the lead-in hour steady at 0.30.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.52/0.32 compared […]

  HIEROGLYPH:  Midseason TBD on FOX THE FACTS:  Ancient Egyptian fantasy-adventure, given a direct-to-series order by FOX.  The series creator is Travis Beacham, a screenwriter of Pacific Rim and the remake of Clash of the Titans, and let’s pretend that’s something to boast about. WHAT IT’S SAYING:  There will be mystery, magic, palace intrigue and […]

> VEEP:  Sundays 10PM on HBO – Potential DVR Alert   Although of course it made all the sense in the world to precede tonight’s premiere of its new political comedy VEEP with the trailer for its upcoming political comedy-drama, Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, in some ways HBO might have considered thinking twice.  Both Sorkin […]