NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of 48 HOURS rose 0.1 in final numbers, and DESPICABLE ME 2 fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable belonged to TBS and its Elite 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 2.78/1.72.  The higher-rated late […]

  Simply a spectacular night for cable television. AMC:  The season finale for THE WALKING DEAD had an astounding 9.1 rating in 18-49s when its 9PM, 11PM, midnight and 1AM airings are combined, and the 9PM broadcast alone scored a giant 6.4, up a full point from the previous week.  Even the TALKING DEAD post-finale […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.02 to 0.61, with the lead-in clip show at 0.37.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.47/0.47/0.25/0.24/0.20.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked down to 0.49, and 20/20 was down 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  The season finale of UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.02 to 0.31, MAGNUM PI was up 0.02 to 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.41. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST rose 0.03 to 0.25, and DATELINE was up 0.07 to […]

>The numbers are remaining very impressive for HBO’s smash hit GAME OF THRONES. Last night’s Episode 2 rating was only down 2-3% from the series-record season premiere the previous week. That’s better than the hold True Blood had between its season premiere and 3rd episode (its 2d episode can’t fairly be counted because it fell […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After a GLOBAL CITIZEN LIVE special at 0.20, it was an evening of season premieres, with CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE down 0.76 from its January premiere to 0.40, SUPERMARKET SWEEP at 0.44 compared to its 1.0 premiere in 2020, and THE ROOKIE down 0.13 from its January premiere to 0.36. CBS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOOD WIFE series finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, but ONCE UPON A TIME and THE CARMICHAEL SHOW fell 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO continues to ride high with GAME OF THRONES, up 0.03 to 3.70.  As to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The broadcast network ratings remained unchanged from those reported on Saturday morning. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable, down 0.6 from last week to 1.41.  Its lead-out ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was #2, down […]