NETWORK FINALS:  The finale of BROKE and CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of SVU and MOM lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A Trump Town Hall put Fox News’s HANNITY at the top of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.65.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.02 to 0.02, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.02/0.02 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR rose a tenth to 0.77.  THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from hiatus at 0.38, down 0.11 from its last airing on November 22. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since January 24, with THE NEIGHBORHOOD down 0.11 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA down 0.03 to 0.55, NCIS down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS season finale went up another 0.1 in final numbers, as did CHICAGO FIRE.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball was at the center of Tuesday cable, with both leading telecasts on ESPN:  Game 1 of the Cleveland vs. Toronto […]

> ABC has announced its schedule of season finales for May: May 1:  LAST MAN STANDING May 6:  GCB May 7:  CASTLE May 13:  ONCE UPON A TIME               DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (2-hour series finale) May 15:  COUGAR TOWN (1-hour season finale)               PRIVATE […]

  NBC has kept a lot of is pieces in place, but also made some significant changes for next season, especially on its once-signature Thursday night.  Let’s dig in. MONDAY:  No surprise that THE VOICE is staying where it is, but 10PM is a risk.  NBC will keep THE BLACKLIST there only until November 10, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, THE VOICE, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the rerun 9-1-1 all lost 0.1.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.95, up 0.49 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.87/0.78, compared […]

  One of the very few–in fact, one of the only–summer success stories in scripted broadcast network programming continues, as ABC has announced the renewal of ROOKIE BLUE for a 4th season to air in Summer 2013.  “Success,” of course, is a relative term in this context.  Rookie, often described as Grey’s Anatomy With Guns, […]