FX’s new series THE AMERICANS got off to a fast start last night, with a 1.2 in the 18-49 demo for its initial airing at 10PM, and 3.2M total viewers.  (Those numbers get bumped up to 2.0 and 4.7M when late-night re-airings are added.)  The 10PM numbers were comparable to the launches of American […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): College football took up 6 of the top 7 slots on Saturday cable, with more farther down the list, ranging from 0.12 for a late ESPN2 game to 1.80 for the mother network’s primetime coverage.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR lost 0.06 to 0.59, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.41/0.37/0.34/0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.04 to 0.53 and QUANTUM LEAP was up 0.02 to 0.29. FOX:  A TMZ INVESTIGATES special was at 0.36, and ALERT was steady at 0.29. CW:  ALL-AMERICAN […]

With the 2016 Democratic National Convention kicking off in Philadelphia, we will be covering the daily ratings battle for the television audience starting Tuesday afternoon, just as we did for the RNC in Cleveland.  Beyond the number of viewers watching, it is often helpful to take a step back and look more deeply at who is watching. Specifically […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were plenty of 0.1 bumps to go around in final numbers, for SPEECHLESS, MODERN FAMILY, CRIMINAL MINDS, CHICAGO PD, and EMPIRE.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top of Wednesday cable was filled with sports, as TNT’s NBA […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.36.  NBC’s SNL dropped 0.08 to 0.65.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.10.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION was at 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY premiered at 0.04/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated the cable day, with UFC FIGHT NIGHT […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.08 to 0.63, but THE ROOKIE: FEDS was down 0.05 to 0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.41/0.35/0.29. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.02 to 0.62, LA BREA was up 0.03 to 0.35, and NEW AMSTERDAM ticked down to 0.27. FOX:  THE RESIDENT climbed 0.07 to 0.38, and MONARCH ticked […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE notched another win at 0.88/0.49/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.79/0.52/0.47.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.02 to 0.57.  USA’s WWE telecast was at […]