NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Bravo, after REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.04 to 0.72, the season finale of IMPOSTERS ticked down to 0.28.  THE DEADLIEST CATCH returned to Discovery at […]

> Creatively, last night’s season finale of BREAKING BAD was extraordinary in almost every way (how long till the final 16 episodes start airing?).  In the ratings, according to TV By the Numbers it did quite well, but not quite up to the mark of its season premiere (around a 0.9 rating as opposed to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Live coverage of the North Korea summit caused some messiness in final numbers.  The rerun $100,000 PYRAMID was interrupted, and ended up at an adjusted 0.5.  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun was also interrupted, but with no overall adjustment.  On CBS, the reruns of MOM and MAN WITH A […]

> FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY held up quite well in its second airing last night with a 1.4 in 18-49s, dropping only about 15% from its premiere (even though it faced new competition from the return of USA’s PSYCH, which did a 1.0). That’s may not be Walking Dead level success (the zombies did 2.4 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR finale and SCORPION each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT and the AFTER THE FINAL ROSE after-show went the same distance in the other direction.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of a new LOVE & HIP-HOP, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from morning numbers were 0.1 drops for the reruns of CHICAGO FIRE and IZOMBIE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained a robust 0.22 from last week to take Tuesday cable with 1.00.  (It was clearly hurt last week by competition […]