NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL stayed at 2.2 in final numbers, and there was no change for BLINDSPOT, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND or JANE THE VIRGIN, either.  (For those who care, BLINDSPOT actually outrated SUPERGIRL very slightly, 2.24 to 2.19.)  NCIS: LA, however, gained 0.1, as did THE VOICE.  Post-football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.1, and […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but MISTRESSES lost the same (the former didn’t end until 10:01PM, which often causes a one-tenth shift in finals when the 10PM show is lower-rated).  In addition, SPARTAN lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

      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: Sunday May 30, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

    Anyone watching network television last night needs to get an HBO subscription and find AMC on their channel guides, because there were stunning episodes of Mad Men and Game of Thrones on hand, even by those series’ remarkable standards (as well as the best-so-far half-hours of Girls and Veep).  But yes, test patterns […]

> 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The FOX end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and MATCH GAME gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s piece of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.84, down 0.92 from […]

      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: Wednesday June 9, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In the battle of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, CBS’s LSU vs. Alabama match-up was dominant by far, adjusting up 0.2 to 3.6.  ABC’s Minnesota vs. Ohio State game held at 1.2, and FOX’s Utah vs. Washington game gained 0.1 from early numbers but was still way behind at 0.4.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]