BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked down to 0.49, and 20/20 was down 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  The season finale of UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.02 to 0.31, MAGNUM PI was up 0.02 to 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.41. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST rose 0.03 to 0.25, and DATELINE was up 0.07 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SCORPION, CASTLE and CELEBRITY APPRENTICE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Comedy Central’s premiere of THE NIGHTLY SHOW was at 0.45, solidly holding its 0.58 lead-in from THE DAILY SHOW.  ABCFamily’s midseason premieres […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage was at the top of Wednesday cable as well, with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.68, CNBC at 0.25, USA […]

  A new entry in the summer scripted brigade. TBS:  SULLIVAN & SON had a mediocre debut.  The first of its back-to-back episodes kicked off fairly well, just about even with the BIG BANG THEORY rerun that preceded it, both with 1.0 ratings in the demo and 2.5M total viewers (a bit over 50% of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.05 to 0.55, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was up 0.02 to 0.23. CBS:  FBI climbed 0.03 to 0.53, FBI: INTERNATIONAL rose 0.03 to 0.41, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.37. NBC:  THE VOICE dipped 0.05 to 0.62, and NEW AMSTERDAM […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, FILTHY RICH, DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 1.8 in final numbers, and FOX’s game was also up 0.2, although to a much lower 0.5.  In addition, 48 HOURS, DATELINE and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun all lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

> There’s almost an embarrassment of riches on Sunday night cable, enough good shows to overload a DVR.  Since many of these series are among the most talked-about (and honored) on all of television, we’re going to start paying attention to them. HBO:  GAME OF THRONES was perfectly poised to become a Season 2 phenomenon, […]