NETWORK UPDATE:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final network ratings… but so did THE FLASH, so they remained in a tie.  Also up 0.1 were THE VOICE and THE MINDY PROJECT.  ABOUT A BOY and CHICAGO FIRE, however, each lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday: SONS OF […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race adjusted up to 1.0 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s OUTLANDER more than doubled its Season 1 finale (and also its series premiere), up an impressive two-tenths to 0.39.  Unusually, ESPN’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (Note:  for once, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN held onto its morning rating.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN had an easy victory on Tuesday cable, up a tenth to 0.87, with lead-out […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US dropped 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD narrowly led Friday cable, up 0.02 to 0.58, with the pre-show hour up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.57/0.40, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 4 adjusted up to 2.6 in final numbers, and ABC’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.4. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Elsewhere on the gridiron, ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage took up the top 6 slots of […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  At CBS, BIG BROTHER rose 0.1 in final numbers and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost 0.1.  (EXTANT stayed where it was.)  The BLACKISH rerun dropped 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The sharks won yet again, as Discovery’s week swam on.  This time, SUPER PREDATOR was at 1.51, NINJA SHARKS was at 1.44, and SHARK AFTER DARK was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD and 9-1-1: LONE STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.90/0.87/0.73 compared to last week’s 0.66/0.61/0.56.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Celtics)/0.48 (Golden State vs. Portland).  […]

  Everyone knows that TV is a pitiless business, where a show lives or dies by the ratings it receives. Except… not always. Today, VH1 announced that it was renewing its time-travel dramedy Hindsight, even though the show’s Season 1 finale had a 0.17 rating in 18-49s, losing 70% of its Mob Wives lead-in.  (And […]