NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM ANGEL FROM HELL burn-off lost 0.1 in final numbers, while the NCIS: LA rerun went up the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Starz’s OUTLANDER gained 0.04 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.19. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Logically enough, FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE led Halloween night cable, although it took a 0.16 hit to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.45.  On […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As often happens because of its 8:31PM end-time, THE BIG BANG THEORY went up 0.1 in final numbers for its season finale, while THE MILLERS lost 0.1.  GREY’S ANATOMY also gained 0.1, while REIGN (which started at 9:01PM) was on the wrong side of an 0.1 adjustment. THURSDAY CABLE:  The NBA PLAYOFFS […]

> Happy New Year, NBC. NBC:  The night set up beautifully for the Peacock, with marquee teams NY Giants and Cowboys doing battle for the final NFL playoff spot and repeats everywhere else–and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL came through in spades, with a preliminary estimated 8.7 that could go up in final actuals to be one […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Tuesday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was up 0.08 to 0.95, and it was followed by the season premiere of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.73 (far better than […]

      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: Saturday January 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  Say goodbye to the 2014-15 broadcast network TV season.  And also, of course, to LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, which outrated everything in primetime last night with a 2.8 18-49 score (making mincemeat of THE TONIGHT SHOW’s 0.8; Jimmy Kimmel, out of respect, aired a rerun), and a 9.3 in households, the show’s highest […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell a tenth to 0.45, followed by a MIKE PENCE INTERVIEW special at 0.31. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.12 to 0.51, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.11 to 0.35, NCIS crashed by 0.13 to 0.35, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.04 to 0.32. NBC:  […]