NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE found an extra 0.2 in final numbers, tying it with last week’s 5.8.  In addition, AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.1, while CSI: CYBER lost 0.1.  The reruns of AMERICAN CRIME and SVU both dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and correspondingly the lead-in JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE shrank to 1.4.  Elsewhere, the BONES season finale gained 0.1, as did all the CBS sitcom reruns. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WWE coverage took the cable night with 0.73, up 0.14 from last week.  That didn’t help the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MACGYVER rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led Friday cable at 0.33/0.52/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.35/1.9M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.33/1.3M.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL STARS dipped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  QUANTICO dropped 0.1 (to 0.6) in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 was at the top of Monday cable with LOVE & HIP-HOP, up 0.07 from last week to 1.27.  The lead-out was the series premiere of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The premiere of FOX’s WHAT JUST HAPPENED? dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s high-profile premieres was impressive.  On Showtime, THE LOUDEST VOICE launched off the chart at 0.02/299K, preceded by CITY ON […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and 48 HOURS: SUSPICION gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games ruled the night at 1.32/1.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.09 to 0.46.  Cable news was led by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BROKE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another news-heavy night was topped by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.54/0.75/2.8M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts, CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS fell 0.3 to 1.0, and CONVICTION dropped 0.4 to 0.6.  CW was less affected, with SUPERGIRL unchanged and JANE THE VIRGIN down 0.1 to 0.4.  In addition, THE VOICE gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]