NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.5, a huge 2.2 higher than last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, both 60 MINUTES (2.6) and MADAM SECRETARY (1.3) gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was of course mammoth, up 0.37 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CASTAWAYS and the NBC Fall Preview promo special lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC fell 0.27 from last week’s huge premiere, but at 0.78 it was still the Tuesday cable leader.  On USA, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9-1-1 rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped Monday cable at 0.85/0.58/0.56, compared to last week’s 0.73/0.68/0.55.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK gained 0.05 to 0.63, and CAMP GETAWAY was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION was at 0.02, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.02/0.01.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 0.58 on TNT (followed by yet another “sneak” of the LAZARUS PROJECT pilot at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS dropped 0.07 to 0.43, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.11 to 0.50, SUPERMARKET SWEEP was down 0.05 to 0.37, and THE ROOKIE held at 0.31.  CBS:  With a lower NFL lead-in, 60 MINUTES was down 0.61 to 0.92.  The season premiere of THE EQUALIZER was at 0.77 […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ESPN was by far Saturday’s biggest cable draw, taking up 4 of the Top 5 slots and several more below that.  The top 3 games were at 1.03-1.56, the latter more than tripling […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday June 14, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]