> 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:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.3, down 1.1 from 2018’s Game 4 final rating.  Elsewhere, the HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.06 to […]

        CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC continued to benefit from afternoon ratings adjustments, as every show in the network’s line-up went up, MODERN FAMILY by 0.2 and THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS, BLACK-ISH and NASHVILLE each by 0.1.  On NBC, THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA gained 0.1 but CHICAGO PD lost the same amount.  That latter change allowed NASHVILLE […]

  NOTE:  Season To Date and Weekly Network Ratings Charts Are Below NBC made a surprise move today, announcing that THE BLACKLIST, rather than following the pattern of last season’s Revolution and airing only with The Voice as its lead-in, will broadcast three new episodes next month starting on January 13, making tonight’s fall finale […]

The top cable programs of the week that competed against the early nights of the London Summer Olympics (True Blood on HBO Sunday, Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E! Sunday, VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Atlanta on Monday) were close to their normal levels, with the Kardashians slightly above normal.  Even with a 10 or 11 rating on a broadcast network, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was steady at 0.50.  After a rerun, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.71.  The series finale of TRUE LIES was up 0.05 to 0.22. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.07 to 0.47, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.49, and […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The Oregon vs. Michigan State COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.5.  The reruns of RUNNING WILD and BULLSEYE each lost 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports (and ESPN) dominated Saturday cable, with COLLEGE FOOTBALL and various pre-and-post shows accounting for 7 of the day’s Top 10 slots.  The Oklahoma vs. Tennessee game […]