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: Friday June 11, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s telecast of DESCENDANTS 2 had a healthy 0.2 bump to 0.6 in final numbers.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, while the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In addition to the […]

>A pretty uneventful Valentine’s night on the broadcast networks, with only NCIS above a 3.5 rating (3.9) and only NCIS: LA and New Girl between a 3.0 and 3.4 (3.2 each).  Also, Cougar Town returned to the air on ABC, and no one noticed.  Valentine’s Day does suppress television viewing a bit (mostly with 18-34 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that most shows were preempted by last week’s State Of the Union address, so unless otherwise noted, comparisons are to January 31. ABC:  THE ROOKIE dipped 0.05 to 0.48, THE ROOKIE: FEDS ticked down to 0.32, and WILL TRENT was up 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  Airing new episodes for the first […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both SCORPION and NCIS: LA gained an additional 0.1 in final numbers.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC) was sure to take a hit without the monstrous lead-in that THE WALKING DEAD gave it on […]

More grim news for ABC and NBC. ABC:  After ONCE UPON A TIME set the tone with a series-low 2.1, down 0.3 from its last airing, RED WIDOW had a disastrous 2-hour debut at 1.4.  That ended ABC’s chance to launch any successful dramas this season (it still has one comedy on deck), and made […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CON and THE MASKED SINGER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.08 to 0.56.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked […]