BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With a big 2.48 lead-in from an afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS game, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped 0.24 to 0.73, and AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.15 to 0.92.  A SUPERSTAR special was at 0.32.  CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.06 to 0.42, THE EQUALIZER slipped 0.02 to 0.40, the series finale of EAST […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.43/0.41/0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.26/0.21/0.18. NBC:  US OPEN coverage at 0.37. FOX:  Reruns at 0.15/0.16/0.16. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.05. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP gained 0.02 to 0.21, BETTY EN NY was steady at 0.13, and SECRETOS DE SANGRE ticked down to 0.12. UNIVISION:  A CONCACAF match at 0.81.   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO FIRE and the reruns of RIVERDALE and ALL AMERICAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.64/0.53.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.47, and RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.24/0.20.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.2.  In addition, the 10PM 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s games at 0.50/0.42/0.35/0.21, ESPN2’s […]

  History Channel has to be awfully happy with its decision to get into the scripted programming business.  Part 1 of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (our review is here) premiered last night to the largest non-sports audience in basic cable history, almost 14 million people (17 million with the rebroadcast added), and what should be around […]

> Sports dominated the top of the cable chart again this week, led of course by NFL Monday Night Football with a very good 6.9 Adult 18-49 rating.  TBS had some very good performances in the League Division Series, when the Yankees and Phillies were still in the running and when their respective Series culminated […]

        BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  The line-up declined:  HOLEY MOLEY by 0.04 to 0.40, WHEN NATURE CALLS by 0.04 to 0.20, and THE HUSTLER by a tick to 0.25.  CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.09 to 1.01.  Reruns followed at 0.20-0.36. NBC:  BROOKLYN NINE-NINE was at 0.40/0.28 compared to last week’s premiere 0.39/0.32.  MAKING […]

> All the buzz and acclaim for Showtime’s HOMELAND started to pay off in the ratings for its season finale, which climbed from the show’s usual 0.4-0.5 level to a 0.7.  That’s still no blockbuster, but in the mostly tiny world of pay-cable ratings, an increase of 40-50% is no small deal.  The show also […]