BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A low night, as STATION 19 dropped 0.05 to 0.56, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.09 to 0.55, and BIG SKY was down 0.07 to 0.26. CBS:  The line-up returned from a 2-week NCAA break, with YOUNG SHELDON down 0.04 to 0.58, UNITED STATES OF AL down 0.04 to 0.44, and GHOSTS (which […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader bookended the Top 3 slots on Wednesday cable at 0.71/0.58.  Between them was VH1’s BLACK INK CREW, up 0.08 to 0.63, with the premiere of BEAUTY […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 8, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  MIKE & MOLLY had a subdued season premiere. 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 […]

BROADCAST FINALS; ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.02 to 0.38, followed by episodes of THE HUSTLER at 0.30/0.28, up from last week’s 0.22. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.13 to 0.81, followed by the special KENNY ROGERS: THE GAMBLER at 0.30.  A BULL rerun was at 0.16. NBC:  The 2-hour season premiere of SVU was at 0.79, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 2.0.  In addition, FILTHY RICH and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Some additional detail on the premieres:  LA’S FINEST was consistent throughout its hour, except for an odd 8:30-8:45PM dip, which […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL ticked up to 0.74, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.06 to 0.44. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD was steady at 0.63, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ticked up to 0.52.  NCIS ticked down to 0.54, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.03 to 0.49. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST took a sharp 0.15 […]

> CW today renewed the 3 shows on its air that were destined for renewal:  THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, the network’s closest thing to a hit; SUPERNATURAL, which has been doing very well on low-rated Fridays; and 90210, with less impressive numbers but very stable on Tuesdays. That makes the network’s official bubble shows GOSSIP GIRL, […]