AMC has renewed its building-the-railroad melodrama HELL ON WHEELS for a 10-episode 3rd season.  The renewal was far from a sure thing, as the show has indifferent ratings among 18-49s (the recent season finale was at 0.5, which was around where the series usually landed where it didn’t have a strong lead-in), but it […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS dropped 0.13 to 0.68, AMERICAN IDOL fell 0.16 to 0.76, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.08 to 0.41. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.06 to 0.56, THE EQUALIZER returned from an off-week up 0.06 to 0.47, NCIS: LA was at 0.44 compared to last week’s 0.39/0.42, and SWAT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down half a point from last week.  On ABC, 10 DAYS IN THE VALLEY fell 0.1 in final numbers to an even worse 0.5 premiere.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES and NCIS: LA each gained 0.1, but WISDOM OF THE CROWD lost the same.   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both EMPIRE and MODERN FAMILY received 0.1 bumps from this morning’s series lows in final numbers–but just barely, as their less-rounded ratings were respectively 1.86 and 1.66.  In addition, CRIMINAL MINDS and CHICAGO PD were up 0.1. After adjustment for the Los Angeles preemption, ARROW stayed as-is, but THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but EXTANT fell 0.1 to a dangerously low 0.6.  The first half-hour of THE CARMICHAEL SHOW also dropped 0.1, while LAST COMIC STANDING gained the same.  On ABC, the season finale of CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP picked up 0.1, while the rerun of THE MIDDLE lost the same.  CABLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a week off, THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.02 to 0.57, THE WONDER YEARS ticked down to 0.40, THE CONNERS was down 0.02 to 0.50, and HOME ECONOMICS reversed the trend and rose 0.06 to 0.36.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS gained 0.05 to 0.30. CBS:  SURVIVOR ticked down to 0.94, TOUGH […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE GOOD DOCTOR, and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although ESPN’s CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was by far the highest rated TV on Monday, at 5.05 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Tuesday’s preliminary network ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Tuesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not surprisingly, New Year’s Day belonged to ESPN, […]