NETWORK UPDATE:  On CBS, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers and both LIFE IN PIECES and SCORPION lost the same.  THE VOICE also gained 0.1 and CASTLE lost the same.  An additional note:  JANE THE VIRGIN just missed rounding up to a 0.5 adult 18-49 rating.  Taken out several decimal places, it came […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CHICAGO MED rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.73/1.12/6.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.49/0.77/2.9M, […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As usual on Saturdays, sports took up most of the top cable slots.  The top-rated original show of the night was ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation, which was at 0.98 in the P18-49 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.76.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND fell 0.11 to […]

The Independence Day holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific. Also, * denotes normal release time.) Wednesday July 3 nationals available Monday Jul 8 afternoon Thursday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS fell two-tenths to 0.72, and the season premiere of THE GOOD DOCTOR was at 0.41, down 0.16 from January’s season premiere. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.03 to 0.66, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.05 to 0.59, NCIS slipped 0.02 to 0.71, and NCIS: HAWAII ticked down to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY and IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN gained 0.1 in final ratings, as did THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA and RED BAND SOCIETY. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMEICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) fell a heavy […]

  Netflix is notoriously about as open with its viewership numbers as Frank Underwood is with his political agendas.  But Variety has unearthed a metric that suggests HOUSE OF CARDS has returned with its second batch of episodes to a massive leap in subscriber interest.  On one (unnamed) internet service, a full 15% of Netflix […]