NETWORK FINALS:  CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK premiered at 0.09, preceded by PERRY MASON steady at 0.09, and followed by LAST WEEK TONIGHT up 0.03 to […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Being Tyler Posey MTV 10:00 pm 0.19 P18-49, 0.45 F12-34, 0.25 P18-34, 0.12 P25-54, 0.00 M50+, 420,000 P2+ Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday: The Brittany Murphy Story Lifetime 8:00 pm 0.64 P18-49, 0.75 F12-34, […]

The top cable programs of the week that competed against the early nights of the London Summer Olympics (True Blood on HBO Sunday, Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E! Sunday, VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Atlanta on Monday) were close to their normal levels, with the Kardashians slightly above normal.  Even with a 10 or 11 rating on a broadcast network, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of sports meant lots of adjustments:  ABC’s NBA game to 1.4, NBC’s NHL ALL-STAR GAME to 0.6, and FOX’s PREMIER BOXING to 0.5.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.81 /0.42 /0.33/0.21.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NASHVILLE held onto a share of the 10PM lead, as it maintained its 1.5 rating, now tied with CHICAGO PD, which gained 0.1 in final numbers.  ARROW also rose by 0.1, as did the first hour of the 2-hour HELL’S KITCHEN telecast. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable […]

  FRIDAY STARZ:  Things got even worse for MAGIC CITY, with under 350K total viewers and an 18-49 number that had to be rounded up to reach 0.1.  It’s hard to imagine Starz ordering a third season, unless there are non-financial reasons. SYFY:  CONTINUUM was down 30% in total viewers to 1M, and down 0.1 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted slightly down, to 1.9/2.7.  That put them respectively 0.1 below and 0.1 above last year’s Thursday Round of 16 games.    (See Mitch Metcalf’s special SKEDBALL Report on Round of 16 ratings on broadcast and cable.)  Elsewhere, AMERICAN CRIME gained 0.1, and the VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5, and FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 nationwide. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s MARILYN: THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE led Saturday cable at 0.50, and its BEYOND THE HEADLINES follow-up was close behind at 0.42.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned solidly after skipping […]