There was little change from last week in the new weekly averages (based on 5 days of final Same Day ratings and 2 days of overnights), as again no network averaged over 1.5 in 18-49s over the course of the week.  ABC held even at 1.49, CBS was up 0.3 to 1.43, FOX had […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 5.94.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Apart from an NFL Playoffs pre-show on ESPN, cable was solidly in the CNN fold again on Saturday, led by the 7PM hour at 0.39/0.54/2.8M, with Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SEAL TEAM and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Wednesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After reruns of the WONDER YEARS and HOME ECONOMICS premieres at 0.37/0.26, 20/20 gained 0.07 to 0.35. CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.13 to 0.50, followed by SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION at 0.20.  A BLUE BLOODS rerun was also at 0.20. NBC:  Following a rerun of the ORDINARY JOE pilot at 0.22, DATELINE […]

  As we’ve noted before, we’ll mostly be taking a break from reporting Friday ratings until the fall season begins, but this past Friday had an arrival worth making an exception:  the premiere of Cinemax’s THE KNICK.  That show, despite the participation of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen, was designed more to draw prestige […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, THE FLASH and the rerun of BLACK-ISH adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN topped Tuesday cable, down 0.02 from last week to 0.87, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.02 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.6, down 0.6 from last week’s final rating.  Both THE SIMPSONS and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH went up 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE GOOD WIFE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THE WALKING DEAD climbed 0.52 from last week […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts from Friday night.  Note that due to the holiday weekend, THE KNICK took the week off on Cinemax, as did HBO’s original series on Sunday night.  (HBO itself ran a KNICK rerun with a 0.02 result.)  However, JONAH FROM TONGA […]