BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The CMA AWARDS were at 1.12, steady with last year’s 1.1. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.95, TOUGH AS NAILS gained 0.02 to 0.39, and CSI: VEGAS was up 0.03 to 0.36. NBC:  The CHICAGO shows had a down night:  MED by a tick to 0.71, FIRE by 0.08 to 0.70, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.61.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE returned at 0.51, BUSCH FAMILY BREWED was at 0.20/0.13, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.04 to 0.12.  Fox […]

  After 5 seasons, you’d think THE WALKING DEAD would have reached its ratings peak–but no.  We won’t have official numbers until tomorrow, but AMC is reporting that last night’s Season 5 premiere was the show’s most watched episode ever, both in total viewers (17.3M) and in 18-49s (approximately an 8.8 rating, compared to last […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  The special Prince-centric 20/20 went down 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, a post-baseball adjustment for CW lowered both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and the rerun of the CONTAINMENT pilot by 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had the NBA PLAYOFFS on Friday, […]

  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Saturday cable, but its 0.92 rating was significantly lower than the games have been earning during the week.  HBO, as usual, reports its boxing ratings in segments, ranging from 0.63 to 0.40.  Adult Swim’s late-night block continues to be strong, with KILL LA KILL down 0.02 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.74, and CLAIM TO FAME was steady at 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.32/0.24/0.21. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR held at 0.35, and a rerun WEAKEST LINK was at 0.31. FOX:  Reruns at 0.28/0.28. CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and IN THE DARK was down […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.3, down 1.1 from 2018’s Game 4 final rating.  Elsewhere, the HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.06 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, although it fell 0.15 from last week to 0.56, and the clip-show lead-in hour was […]