NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final ratings, and the WORLD DOG AWARDS also retrieved an extra 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Sports topped Thursday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader at 1.01/0.73, and Syfy’s WWE coverage between them […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at the top of Wednesday cable, up a tick to 0.52.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY (which featured a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Once again boosted by an NFL Playoffs lead-in, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.09 from its last new episode to 0.81.  AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.92, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.12 to 0.49. CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.07 to 0.50, NCIS: LA was at 0.39/0.42 compared to last week’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MLB coverage adjusted up to 0.6, and the rerun SONGLAND gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, down a tick to 0.66.  Fox Sports 1’s CONCACAF GOLD CUP match […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After an afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.78, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.07 to 0,48, AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.64, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.03 to 0.23. CBS:  Without the MASTERS lead-in that it had last week, 60 MINUTES fell three-tenths to 0.55.  The rest of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, aided by an NBA PLAYOFFS lead-in, jumped two-tenths to 0.72.  A 3-hour AMERICAN IDOL dipped 0.03 to 0.70. CBS:  60 MINUTES fell 0.36 from last week’s Masters-boosted score to 0.55.  THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.56, NCIS: LA rose 0.13 to 0.57, and SWAT was up 0.04 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE NIGHT SHIFT became even sadder in final numbers, losing 0.1 to 1.2 and retaining less than 40% of its THE VOICE lead-in.  SCORPION gained 0.1, which allowed it to avoid a series low.  The reruns of GOTHAM and THE ORIGINALS each lost 0.1, putting CW’s night at a dreadful 0.1/0.1. Ratings in key […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.09 to 0.54, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.03 to 0.32. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD climbed 0.05 to 0.56, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA grew by 0.06 to 0.41, NCIS surged by 0.08 to 0.43, and NCIS: HAWAII was up 0.04 to 0.36. NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.09 to […]