The 10PM hour was taken up by news shows concerning some of the saddest of recent events. FOX:  Lacking a news division of its own (let’s pretend its affiliated cable network doesn’t exist), FOX aired its regular line-up.  FRINGE was up 0.2 at 1.1, tying the rerun KITCHEN NIGHTMARES at 8PM. ABC:  The LAST MAN […]

  STALKER:  Wednesday 10PM on CBS starting October 1 – Change the Channel PLAYERS:  Series creator Kevin Williamson, of The Following, The Vampire Diaries and Scream fame.  Stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, and a supporting cast that includes Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno and Elisabeth Rohm (the latter added in a recasting after the pilot […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of MODERN FAMILY and SINGLE PARENTS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS led cable again, this time with TNT at 1.04/0.86, and NBATV at 0.12.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.08 to […]

  EMPIRE’s place in the public eye thanks to recent news didn’t help its ratings. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people […]

> College football between nationally-ranked teams was the only attraction on network TV Saturday night.  CBS was #1 with a 2.7 rating for Alabama (#3 ranking) at Florida (#12), from the popular SEC conference.  ABC was #2 with a 1.8 rating for Nebraska (#8) at Wisconsin (#7).  FOX replaced its sagging Cops franchise, repeating Terra Nova’s […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 37: September 7-September 13, 2020 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: […]

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        BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was at 0.81, down 0.23 from Monday’s episode, and ULTIMATE SURFER was at 0.34, steady with Monday. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26-0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dropped 0.09 to 0.85, and COLLEGE BOWL ticked up to 0.40. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS gained 0.04 to 0.50, and FANTASY […]