NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of SVU and ABC’s run of FINDING NEMO gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the season finale of SUPERNATURAL lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were once again at the top of cable, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PRESS YOUR LUCK lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As was the case on Tuesday, CNN’s DEMOCRATIC DEBATE easily led Wednesday cable, and the 1.92/2.51/10.7M for the main part of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of adjustments, as MASTERCHEF and the MODERN FAMILY rerun rose 0.1 in final numbers, while LITTLE BIG SHOTS, the 9:30PM episode of THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, THE F WORD, and the reruns of THIS IS US, ARROW and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW all lost the same.       Broadcast […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a preemption, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.47.  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY gained 0.04 to 0.38, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was also up 0.04 to 0.38, and THE ROOKIE climbed 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  The network had the late national NFL game for the first time since October 16, and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for football preemptions, both FOOD FIGHTERS and DATELINE dimmed by 0.2 from preliminary numbers, respectively to 0.9 and 1.2.  At FOX, BOOM lost 0.1 to 0.6, and the BONES rerun dropped 0.2 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1 were BIG BROTHER (to 2.0) and the MOM rerun (1.1).  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tis the season for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.11 to 0.60, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.05 to […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 17, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  The day’s top 25 cable originals are listed below (actually reaching #134 on the night’s overall cable list, if reruns were included), with some context and analysis under that.  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  The football adjustments didn’t affect NBC’s numbers, but all of ABC’s shows lost 0.1 in the final count.    Football trumped sharks […]