> Although cable networks have become much more aggressive with their in-season scripted programming in recent years (Sunday nights this season are at least as much about cable shows as they are broadcast), summer is still when those networks really come out and play.  Today TNT announced the premiere dates for its very busy summer […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK was steady at 0.44, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.38. CBS:  SWAT ticked up to 0.41, FIRE COUNTRY gained 0.03 to 0.44, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.04 to 0.35. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ rose 0.08 to 0.29, GRAND CREW climbed 0.05 to 0.23, and DATELINE was up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Wednesday cable, up 0.09 to 0.75, with TEMPTATION ISLAND up 0.02 to 0.35.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS lost […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

  ABC:  On a finale night, the season finale of THE CONNERS was at 0.45 (up 0.05 from last week and up 0.03 from last year’s finale), the series finale of THE GOLDBERGS was steady with last week at 0.30, the season finale of NOT DEAD YET was at 0.24/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.26, […]

> CALIFORNICATION lost a step this season, which is what often happens when a series of limited scope reaches Year 5.  Unlike other Showtime series like Weeds and Dexter, Californication has never had the appetite for seasonal re-invention.  It tends to merely introduce a few new supporting characters and run the same basic story again.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.49.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.31.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.96.  On ESPN, FORMULA 1 was at 0.30, and COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.22/0.15/0.14/0.12.  Fox Sports 1’s MLB game was at 0.11.  On […]

> NBC slid to a 3.0 rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm, still #1 for the night but the night is eroding steadily.  Pending updates in the official nationals, Two and a Half Men will be the #1 show last night with a 3.7 rating, edging The Voice by one tenth of a rating […]