NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 2d hour of COUPLED and the full CW line-up (both episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and MADTV) lost the same.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN took Tuesday cable honors, down 0.04 to 0.93. OWN’s THE HAVES AND […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT clip show gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of LIFE IN PIECES lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The return of Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS topped Thursday cable at 0.54.  On MTV, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE GONG SHOW and MIDNIGHT, TEXAS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage notched a Monday cable win at 1.21/1.15/1.05, compared to last week’s 1.06/1.05/1.03.  On […]

  Note that due to an overrun for THE MASTERS, the CBS primetime schedule began at 7:25PM in most of the country, which will lead to adjustments in finals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Sports adjustments put the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP on CBS at 0.5, the NHL game on NBC at 0.3, and PBC Boxing on FOX at 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly in control of Saturday cable.  There were NBA […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE found an extra 0.2 in final numbers, tying it with last week’s 5.8.  In addition, AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.1, while CSI: CYBER lost 0.1.  The reruns of AMERICAN CRIME and SVU both dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): TBS and TNT’s NCAA FINAL FOUR games had the spotlight on Saturday cable, with TBS scoring 3.25 for Duke vs. Michigan State and 5.48 for Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, and TNT at 1.05/1.44 for the games.  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same.  Also up 0.1:  NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of AMC’s THE […]