NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game rose 0.2 in final numbers, but 48 HOURS and DATELINE lost 0.1, as did the NCIS rerun at 8PM       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NCAA BASKETBALL neared Sunday’s announcement of the Tournament bracket with league championships, 3 of which […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Once the NFL preseason games were cleared out for final numbers, the entire CBS line-up (reruns of MACGYVER and BLUE BLOODS plus the SON OF SAM special) and the rerun AMERICA’S GOT TALENT were down 0.2, while WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DATELINE, MASTERCHEF, BEAT SHAZAM, 20/20 and the rerun MASTERS […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s UFC telecast gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game and ABC’s run of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated Saturday cable at 1.20/1.19/1.01 (led by San Antonio […]

Full demo numbers for Sunday’s premiere of  Aaron Sorkin’s opus THE NEWSROOM on HBO won’t be available until tomorrow, but we do know that the initial 9PM telecast was watched by 2.1 million people (with an extra 600,000 watching late-night repeat airings).  As usual with mid-level ratings, they can be cut several ways. The good:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS stayed at 2.4, equal to last year’s final rating.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.0, up 1.2 from last week.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.2 and MADAM SECRETARY faded by 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

The first night of the Republican National Convention is up from the last two conventions in terms of total viewers (22.5 million viewers 2+ live+same day in the 10 pm ET hour on the three broadcast networks and three cable networks, up 2 million from 2012 and up 3.6 million from 2008).  With the key […]

TNT’s much-hyped reboot of the venerable soap DALLAS got off to a good start, with a total viewership of 6.9 million people.  That’s the biggest launch of the year on basic cable, although it’s not even a record breaker for TNT itself, where Rizzoli & Isles and the now-dead Raising the Bar both debuted to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, LETHAL WEAPON and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.13 to 0.81, with lead-out BERING SEA GOLD up 0.05 to 0.46.  A pair of ESPN COLLEGE […]