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 June 5, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  Preliminary numbers from last night’s season finale have HOMELAND setting a new series record with 2.4M total viewers for its initial airing (an additional 500K tuned in for the re-broadcast later in the evening).  Whatever the qualms have been over this season’s creative direction, its viewership has been very solid. MASTERS OF SEX has […]

Cable ratings for Tuesday April 7 are still delayed.  Next update from Nielsen: 2:30 3:30 pm PT / 5:30 6:30 pm ET. UPDATE: Cable Ratings should be posted by 5 pm PT.  Keep checking back.  Tuesday cable ratings are now posted. In the meantime, here are official live+same day ratings for broadcast programs from Tuesday.

NOTE: Last year’s college football Saturday prime time premiere (Wisconsin vs Alabama, also on ABC, on 9.5.2015) averaged a 2.7 adult 18-49 rating in both the fast nationals and official nationals.  This year’s USC-Alabama game averaged a 2.4 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm ET in the fast nationals, and the official rating will probably […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The unimpressive start for RISE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers.  (FOR THE PEOPLE stayed as is.)  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE, THIS IS US, the 9:30PM BLACKISH, and NCIS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

> Greg Garcia’s RAISING HOPE, like his My Name Is Earl, has a very particular chaotically surreal good-naturedness.  (The 2 shows exist in the same meta-universe, and Hope often nods to Earl–in tonight’s season finale, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee and Jaime Pressley all made cameo appearances, repeating roles they’ve played in earlier episodes.)   Unlike Community, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 60 MINUTES (up 0.2), THE EQUALIZER, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD slipped a tick to 0.55, and TALKING […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.35.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.24, and a NASCAR race was at 0.15.  ESPNs UFC FIGHT NIGHT was also at 0.24 with PRELIMS at 0.15.  Reeiz’s ON PATROL rose 0.05 to 0.24.  On Food Network, […]