>A quiet week on cable with no program topping a 2 rating with Adults 18-49.  With Walking Dead and Jersey Shore ending their seasons, the true granddaddy of lowest common denominator programs, WWE on USA, leads the pack this week with an okay 1.8 rating.  AMC’s Mad Men returned to the Sunday at 9 pm […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led cable at 0.99, up 0.03 from last week, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.05 to 0.52.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 10.5.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS adjusted to 2.1 and BLESS THE HARTS to 1.0.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s THE OUTSIDER premiered at an OK 0.18/0.15.  By comparison, WATCHMEN launched at 0.25. Starz’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY and IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN gained 0.1 in final ratings, as did THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA and RED BAND SOCIETY. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMEICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) fell a heavy […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.5 on ABC.  In other football-related adjustments, FOX’s I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE dropped to 0.8, and the COSMOS rerun to 0.3.  In addition, THE VOICE and ALL RISE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The EMMY AWARDS adjusted to 1.3 in final numbers, down 0.4 from the 2019 edition.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.2, down a full point from last week’s game.  In addition, on CBS, 60 MINUTES gained 0.3, BIG BROTHER rose 0.2, LOVE ISLAND was up 0.1, and a rerun […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE and the SVU rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Note: Special (S) and Repeat (R) indicators for broadcast programs now added to this chart.     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note:  WGN listed […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.50, and 20/20 was also up a tick to 0.36. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since March 11, with UNDERCOVER BOSS down 0.07 to 0.29, MAGNUM PI down 0.03 to 0.38, and BLUE BLOODS down 0.06 to 0.40. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST slipped 0.02 […]