NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS adjusted up 0.1 in finals.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Both the night’s high-profile premieres received more critical love than audience attention:  BBCAmerica’s KILLING EVE debuted at 0.10, and Starz’s HOWARDS END didn’t even make the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up. NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 7.1, an impressive 0.06 above the final number for 2016’s Game 2.  In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD topped Sunday cable, but […]

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   On ABC, there were 0.1 bumps for THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY, but NASHVILLE lost 0.1.  On CBS, SURVIVOR gained 0.1, but the CODE BLACK premiere dropped 0.1, obviously not a big shift, but not a good sign, either.  Both ROSEWOOD and EMPIRE climbed 0.1 at FOX.  CW’s IHEARTRADIO […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MY DIET IS BETTER THAN YOURS is certainly effective at losing weight, down 0.1 in final numbers to a skeletal 0.6.  THE BLACKLIST, however, gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The primetime part of TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable with 0.84 for the Clippers vs. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2, and THE VOICE gained 0.1, while BLINDSPOT and CASTLE each lost 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, needless to say, dominated the cable night, up 0.07 from last week to 5.20.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP was up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE LAST DEFENSE had a particularly ignominious exit, losing 0.1 in final numbers for a 0.3 finale.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals for the night were LAWS OF JAWS and AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED both at […]

        CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in […]