NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ORIGINALS:  With no GOLD RUSH on Discovery, Lifetime’s BRING IT took the night’s cable title, up 0.07 from last week to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The US OPEN coverage and 8PM rerun of THE WALL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was a 3-way tie at the top of a low-rated cable night.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.02 […]

Updated weekly ranking of top cable and broadcast programs.  A broadcast network reclaimed the top spot this past week (CBS’s Saturday night telecast of the Syracuse-Michigan Final Four game), mainly because Walking Dead concluded its season last week.  Otherwise, AMC would have been atop the heap again.   There are a lot of empty spaces on this […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, down half a point from last week’s game.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night was dominated by unscripted shows, but Hallmark’s movie GINGERBREAD ROMANCE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US tied a milestone in final numbers, rounding up to a 3.0 18-49 rating (actually it was 2.96, but who’s counting), its first 9PM rating at that level.  In addition, THE MIDDLE gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while I FEEL BAD and MOM lost the same.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7, up 0.4 from last week.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LIMITLESS was the only original to get a 0.1 bump in final numbers.  In addition, the reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH were up 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON continued its high-velocity run, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for the PARKS & RECREATION rerun on NBC. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Two big scripted shows returned to their line-ups on Tuesday to lead the night:  THE […]