NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost 0.1 in final numbers to 2.0.  With quarter-hour info, the spread between the end of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (which gained 0.1 in adjusted numbers) and LAURA also got starker:  a 1.1 gap between the 2.9 NBC had at 9:45PM and the 1.8 still watching LAURA at 10:30PM.  Of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.6.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.66.  MTV’s JERSY SHORE ticked up to 0.35.  Cable news was […]

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ran without commercials, Nielsen doesn’t cover it in its final numbers for the broadcast networks.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.3 to 0.9 (probably its early number was inflated by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE WALL and the SNL clip show gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the EMPIRE rerun lost the same.  In addition, note that most of the night’s shows, including THE WALL SURVIVOR, SEAL TEAM and CRIMINAL MINDS, despite being regular original episodes, are being designated as “specials” so keep […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the new MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD was is in its customary place […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.49, a night of premieres with CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD at 0.68, THE FINAL STRAW at 0.42, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID at 0.34. CBS:  After a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.40, BIG BROTHER was at 0.72, followed by reruns at 0.22/0.23. NBC:  The premiere […]