NETWORK UPDATE: At this point, it’s far from a surprise that all of ABC’s sitcoms gained in afternoon adjusted ratings: THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH by 0.1, and MODERN FAMILY by 0.2. (No goodies for NASHVILLE, though.) Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Wednesday (plus a few other lower-rated […]
NETWORK FINALS: The 8:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Syfy’s SHARKNADO reign may be done. The latest title in the series scored 0.33, down 0.24 from 2017 (when it faced GAME OF THRONES), […]
NETWORK FINALS: BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while TAKE TWO lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The season finale of MTV’s JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION topped Thursday cable, down a tick to 0.94, with the season finale of […]
NETWORK UPDATE: HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 12 MONKEYS got off to an OK 0.43 start for Syfy. Perhaps understandably for a show based on a 20-year old movie, it skewed quite old, […]
> Matthew and Lady Mary 4Ever! The second season finale of DOWNTON ABBEY was watched by 5.4 million people, and while that may not sound like a lot (it’s about the same number as watched last night’s episode of Happy Endings, 3rd place in its timeslot), for PBS it’s pretty much Avatar. It was the […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: STATION 19 gained 0.07 to 0.61, GREY’S ANATOMY jumped 0.13 to 0.64, and BIG SKY was up 0.08 to 0.33. CBS: The broadcast NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 1.86/2.17. NBC: Reruns at 0.32/0.43/0.31. FOX: MASTERCHEF JR ticked up to 0.40, then CALL ME KAT slipped 0.03 to 0.33, and WELCOME TO […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE BACHELOR jumped 0.25 to 1.11, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.04 to 0.44. CBS: THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked up to 0.64, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.08 to 0.60. NCIS was steady at 0.56, and NCIS: HAWAII remained at 0.46. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: EXTREME EDITION dipped 0.05 to […]
HBO announced today that its new Aaron Sorkin series THE NEWSROOM has been renewed for a 2d season, and that TRUE BLOOD will be back for Season 6. Newsroom is the most talked-about new show of the summer, and True Blood is the network’s biggest hit, so neither of these decisions was in any […]