> It’s not an exaggeration to say that many people probably had to check their cable and satellite listings just to find out where their local PBS station was, once it became clear that the first season of what’s now called Masterpiece Classic’s miniseries DOWNTON ABBEY was not to be missed.  Now, after a year-long […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  With basically full slates of original episodes now for the May sweep, the four broadcast networks collectively are up 6% from the previous week but down 12% from the same week last year.  Individually the […]

  GOTHAM:  Monday 8PM on FOX – If Nothing Else Is On… PLAYERS:  Batman (and if we’re being honest, Christopher Nolan, even though he has nothing to do with this show).  Series creator Bruno Heller, who was also behind The Mentalist and HBO’s Rome.  Star Ben McKenzie, and a supporting cast headed by Donal Logue […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK rose 0.07 to 0.51, GENERATION GAP dipped 0.03 to 0.38, and THE CON was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  A 2-hour BIG BROTHER was down 0.05 to 0.71.  It was preceded by reruns at 0.31/0.28. NBC:  Reruns at 0.18/0.26/0.21. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.16/0.14. CW:  BUMP was at 0.03 […]

> WARNING:  Spoilers Abound That expelled breath heard around the country this evening was a collective sigh of relief:  HOMELAND‘s season finale didn’t collapse.  On the contrary, it delivered a satisfying conclusion that resolved Season 1 storylines while setting the stage for an intriguing, and somewhat different, Season 2. No recent show has walked a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE and IZOMBIE in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.16/1.12, compared to last week’s 1.13/1.13/1.02.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 16 and Sunday January 17, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL schedule weekend or the same calendar weekend last year. NFL: […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 7.2, which was up 0.1 from Sunday’s game, and up an impressive 1.1 from 2016’s Game 3.  In addition, THE CARMICHAEL SHOW gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE F WORD lost the same.           Broadcast […]