NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS adjusted up 0.1 in finals.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Both the night’s high-profile premieres received more critical love than audience attention:  BBCAmerica’s KILLING EVE debuted at 0.10, and Starz’s HOWARDS END didn’t even make the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 7.1, an impressive 0.06 above the final number for 2016’s Game 2.  In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD topped Sunday cable, but […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, LETHAL WEAPON, THE MICK, THE FLASH and BULL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT (with an episode that was available in uncut […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE LAST DEFENSE had a particularly ignominious exit, losing 0.1 in final numbers for a 0.3 finale.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals for the night were LAWS OF JAWS and AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED both at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MY DIET IS BETTER THAN YOURS is certainly effective at losing weight, down 0.1 in final numbers to a skeletal 0.6.  THE BLACKLIST, however, gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The primetime part of TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable with 0.84 for the Clippers vs. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON closed strongly, up 0.23 for a 1.34 finale. That more than doubled the night’s next-highest original, Discovery’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 7 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 11.3 (although the mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE didn’t benefit from the huge game rating, adjusting down to 1.1).  In addition, note that the 1.1 rating for FOX’s US OPEN coverage includes the entire telecast from 11AM, not just the primetime portion.  Beyond that, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s late-night ROOM 104 debuted at 0.09. In the absence of Disney’s special events last week, A&E’s LIVE PD resumed its ride, down 0.02 […]