NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down a full point from last week’s game.  In addition, KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SHARK TANK lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was finale […]

> Ratings for last night’s premiere of AMERICAN HORROR STORY on FX are promising, if not overwhelming.  The show’s 10PM initial airing was watched by about 2 million people 18-49, which should equal something like a 1.5 rating in that demo; when the night’s 2 rebroadcasts are added, the number goes to 3.2 million people […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA tripleheader was at 0.51/0.68/1.09.  NBC’s SNL tumbled 0.29 to 0.69.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.17.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was up 0.02 to 0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL dominated Saturday cable at 0.45/0.31/0.27/0.26/0.26.  Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.15.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON closed strongly, up 0.23 for a 1.34 finale. That more than doubled the night’s next-highest original, Discovery’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On ABC, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of NOTORIOUS, which fell to an even more dismal 1.1.  Both SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE rose 0.1 for NBC.  CBS’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, 0.7 higher than last week’s game.  Both of CW’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.8, down 1.7 from 2018’s Game 2.  Elsewhere, the 8:30PM rerun of LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD had a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that due to last week’s State Of the Union address, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. ABC:  THE BACHELOR aired a Tuesday edition at 0.76, down a tenth from Monday.  TO TELL THE TRUTH followed at 0.29. CBS:  FBI gained 0.04 to 0.65, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 1.37.  ABC’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.77.  CW premiered its Saturday line-up with MAGIC WITH THE STARS at 0.05 and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS at 0.07/0.06.  Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.71.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS led […]