NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELORETTE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AFTER THE ROSE post-show lost the same amount.  RUNNING WILD also declined by 0.1, as did PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA was very steady in its place at the top of […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ZOO and the rerun LAST MAN ON EARTH gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT declined by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last night’s PRETTY LITTLE LIARS wasn’t just the midseason finale, but a hugely-hyped hour that promised major plot revelations.  The result was a bonanza for ABCFamily, as PRETTY wasn’t just […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.2, up 0.2 from last year–but as we noted yesterday, with an NFL lead-in much higher than the show had in 2018.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Scripted cable was led by Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN, […]

  The return of BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS wasn’t an event. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary 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 over the age of 2). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted in yesterday’s Network Scorecard text, the GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.0 in final numbers.  In addition, after football adjustments, THE SIMPSONS fell 0.6 to 2.8, and GHOSTED was down 0.2 to 1.6.  Elsewhere, the 9PM SHARK TANK rose 0.1 to 1.4.         Broadcast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  $100,000 PYRAMID gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Showtime’s THE AFFAIR went badly with 0.8, down 0.09 from the November 2016 premiere (which admittedly had a 0.49 lead-in from SHAMELESS), and lead-out […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN remained at its morning rating, and there were no other adjustments. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s A DEADLY ADOPTION, a quasi-prank from Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, won the night at 0.63.  (A Hallmark original movie PERFECT MATCH was far behind at 0.16.)  Adult Swim’s late night block remained strong, with KILL LA […]

        NETWORK FINALS: SURVIVOR and SWAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while ALMOST FAMILY and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS were again at the top of Wednesday cable, with both games on TBS:  Dodgers vs. Nationals at […]