NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS game adjusted to 1.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE led Thursday cable, up 0.03 to 0.39, with HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR at 0.16/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.12.  USA’s QUEEN […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s REPUBLICAN DEBATE gained 0.2 in final numbers, and both the debate lead-in 48 HOURS and FOX’s NASCAR coverage were up 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated the Top 10, with 7 of the slots (actually 8, because HBO’s premiere of the FURIOUS 7 […]

  AMERICAN HORROR STORY returned last night with a different storyline, setting and cast, and also brought along some new viewers to scare.  Last night’s Season 2 debut had what should end up as a 2.0 18-49 rating, considerably up from the 1.7 it earned for last season’s finale, and enough to beat or at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.9/2.0/2.7.  In addition, STATION 19 fell 0.1 in final numbers, not great news for a premiere.  Elsewhere, AP BIO gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s part of NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage led Thursday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.21/0.21/0.16/0.21. CBS:  A LET’S MAKE A DEAL special was at 0.41, and a THE PRICE IS RIGHT special was at 0.52.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.29. NBC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.35/0.28. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.12 to 0.46, and SO YOU THINK  YOU CAN DANCE was up 0.09 to 0.34. […]

FX scored big last night with the premiere of Anger Management, Charlie Sheen’s return to series television after leaving Two and a Half Men.  The premiere averaged a 2.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9 pm, and a second episode actually built to a 2.3 rating at 9:30.  The two episodes will be among the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS was simulcast across the Viacom spectrum, with ratings of 0.21 on MTV (down an ugly 0.26 from 2018), 0.20 on […]

Wrapping up our week-long series, here is a look at the television audience for the final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Average audience for all four 2016 DNC nights: ###