NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant increases (to the next tenth) for THIS IS US, SUPERMAN & LOIS, SOUL OF A NATION and the reruns of FBI and MIXED-ISH.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.03 to 0.52, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MIXED-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE led Tuesday cable at 1.50/2.01/8.6M, down 0.6 from the last debate on ABC, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.46/3.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.4 and GOD FRIENDED ME was down 0.1.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 and FAMILY GUY gained the same.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.5, down 0.9 from last week’s final.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FOUR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM led Thursday cable, up 0.05 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.58, with lead-out GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT climbed 0.2 in final numbers to 1.1.  However, the premiere of BOSTON EMS and the reruns of BATTLEBOTS and NCIS: LA each lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top Saturday cable “original” actually doesn’t appear on the chart because technically it was a rerun, but as we’ve been reminded by […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): There’s not much doubt about what tops the ratings on Sunday cable, and AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD did so again, although it was down 0.26 to a mere 7.27.  TALKING DEAD followed as usual, down 0.06 […]

      NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week (4/17-19), our afternoon cable posts, which usually go up around 1:30PM PDT, will likely be posted around 5PM PDT, with text to follow.   NETWORK FINALS:  Live sports meant adjustments, with ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game ending up at 1.5, and NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 1.37.  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.92.  CW’s shows were at 0.05/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s portion of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.39/0.36/0.31/0.29/0.17/0.16/0.15/0.11/0.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.33/0.31/0.19/0.18, with UFC PRELIMS at 0.31.  Hallmark’s original movie […]