NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ORIGINALS:  With no GOLD RUSH on Discovery, Lifetime’s BRING IT took the night’s cable title, up 0.07 from last week to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers to 7.0.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s Hollywood edition of LOVE & HIP-HOP returned at 1.25, 0.07 ahead of last week’s Atlanta finale, and it was followed by 0.98 for a special VH1 LIVE, […]

  A pair of CW series returned quietly. 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 and comparisons […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted to 8.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon NFL WILD CARD GAME was a bit less dominant than the primetime game but still strong at 2.06.  On ESPN2, a Youngstown State vs. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.58.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dropped 0.07 to 0.37, […]

You’ll see below that we’ve added a new feature to our Cable Originals chart:  some notable titles that don’t make the day’s Top 25 but are still worth attention.  We’re not going to be able to provide a voluminous list of these “extra” shows, but if you have any particular titles that you’d like us […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere the rerun of SUPERSTORE fell 0.1, and DATELINE fell 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD won Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.68.  The Adult Swim line-up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 increases for THE BIG BANG THEORY and the 2 1/2 MEN finale in final numbers.  THE ODD COUPLE stayed where it was, but it was very steady throughout its half-hour (up 0.1 at 8:45PM), which is a promising sign.  In addition, SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER […]