NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.12 to 0.81, and REAL COUNTRY was up 0.04 to 0.21.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  It was a night of reruns on all the English-language networks.  On ABC, they were at 0.40/0.32/0.28. CBS:  0.31/0.23/0.20/0.20/0.20. NBC:  0.25/0.28/0.23. FOX:  0.21/0.21. CW:  0.02/0.02. TELEMUNDO:  Returning from an off-week, CASA DE FAMOSOS was at 0.29, AMOR VALIENTA was at 0.22, and INFIEL was at 0.22. UNIVISION:  MEXICANA Y EL GUERO […]

  Preliminary numbers from last night’s season finale have HOMELAND setting a new series record with 2.4M total viewers for its initial airing (an additional 500K tuned in for the re-broadcast later in the evening).  Whatever the qualms have been over this season’s creative direction, its viewership has been very solid. MASTERS OF SEX has […]

> FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY held up quite well in its second airing last night with a 1.4 in 18-49s, dropping only about 15% from its premiere (even though it faced new competition from the return of USA’s PSYCH, which did a 1.0). That’s may not be Walking Dead level success (the zombies did 2.4 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s coverage of the Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games naturally led Saturday cable at 3.26/2.99, with its sister networks airing the games featuring local team announcing […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  A couple of notes:  because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE aired without commercials, it’s not included by Nielsen in their final broadcast numbers.  Also, it appears that FOX didn’t air national analysis after the Debate, and the number we had for that this morning was the combination of ratings from local affiliates. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING and the LETHAL WEAPON and EMPIRE reruns gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME special and the MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a low-rated Thanksgiving […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As it did last week, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, both BLACK-ISH reruns lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Celtics/Lakers documentary was divided into a 2-hour segment and a 1-hour, and both […]