NOTE TO READERS:  We’re posting a preliminary version of the Top 40 chart for now, to be replaced later this afternoon by the final chart in its regular format.  UPDATE: Top 40 with demographics chart now posted. NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s US OPEN coverage grew by 0.1 in final numbers, and the same was true […]

    NOTE:  Due to Thanksgiving, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.   NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 1.1 from the Thanksgiving night game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.77, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another news-heavy night, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.42/0.59/4.5M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.45/3.7M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/0.42/1.5M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.5, a huge 2.2 higher than last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, both 60 MINUTES (2.6) and MADAM SECRETARY (1.3) gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was of course mammoth, up 0.37 […]

  DOWNTON ABBEY returned to PBS in spectacular fashion last night, with an enormous 5.1 household rating.  That was almost double the rating for Season 2’s premiere (almost 50% higher than the Season 2 finale, which was itself up 25% from Season 1), and its 7.9M total audience outrated everything on network TV in the […]

  SCORPION:  Monday 9PM on CBS starting – Worth A Look PLAYERS:  The real-life hacker Walter O’Brien, on whose adventures Scorpion is (very loosely) based–and who is also an Executive Producer on the show.  Series creator Nick Santora, who created Breakout Kings and was a writer/producer on Prison Break.  Pilot director Justin Lin.  An ensemble […]

  Scandal is on its way to becoming a phenomenon. ABC:  With the season finale still to come, last night’s SCANDAL set a series record 3.2.  That was up an incredible 0.6 from last week, up 0.3 from its lead-in, and towers over anything else airing at 10PM on network TV.  For its part, GREY’S […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but BLACK-ISH lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Veteran shows thrived on Wednesday cable.  The season finale of FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY topped the night, up 0.03 to 1.33. […]