NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT lost its slight gain from this morning, down 0.1 in final numbers, and TAXI BROOKLYN fell by 0.1 as well. Below are ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts of the day, along with a few lower-rated shows of interest.  If there are any series you’d like […]

> VEEP, properly enough, was #2 on HBO’s Sunday ticket. HBO:  VEEP premiered with a fairly strong 0.6 in 18-49s on its initial Sunday airing, plus another .14 for its repeat later that night (remember, HBO ratings reflect only 25% of US households, so they’re 4x as strong as they look).  That was, not unexpectedly, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The entire NBC line-up–SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE, the CHAMPIONS premiere, and CHICAGO FIRE–was down 0.1 in final numbers, probably due in part to local college basketball tournament preemptions.  Also down 0.1:  YOUNG SHELDON and SWAT.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Football adjustment took DANCING WITH THE STARS down 0.1, but THE GOOD DOCTOR was untouched.  Elsewhere, KEVIN CAN WAIT, THE VOICE and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.3 to 6.5. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE WALKING DEAD (AMC), of course, led Sunday cable, although it lost 0.61 from […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.26/0.14, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY fell 0.13 to 0.34, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE dipped 0.04 to 0.34, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.07 to 0.28. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.07 to 0.68, EAST NEW YORK (airing in the EQUALIZER slot) climbed 0.12 to 0.49, and NCIS: LA (also airing an […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led cable at 0.99, up 0.03 from last week, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.05 to 0.52.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.19/0.13 were followed by a SOUL OF THE NATION special at 0.13. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.21/0.22. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR edged up 0.02 to 0.34, THE WALL was at 0.38, and WEAKEST LINK was at 0.32. FOX:  STARS ON MARS ticked down to 0.17, and CRIME SCENE KITCHEN ticked […]