NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s FALL PREVIEW promo special dropped 0.2 in final numbers, but its COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held its preliminary 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very unusual night dominated by hurricane updates, Starz’s POWER was the top-rated scripted show […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERNATURAL rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After months of hype, HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY WITH BILL SIMMONS premiered at a tame 0.12.  OWN’s GREENLEAF was down steeply […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 retained its Wednesday cable lead, although BLACK INK CREW was down 0.07 to 0.50, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.39.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News continued to be at the forefront of viewers’ minds, with Fox News’s OUTNUMBERED at 0.50/0.74/3.6M, CNN RIGHT NOW at 0.45/0.62/2.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun SNL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.57/0.28/0.28/0.27/0.22, and its UFC PRELIMS was at 0.48.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.11 to 0.44.  On HGTV, NATE & JEREMIAH: SAVE MY […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.19/0.13/0.12. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break with a crossover night, the FBI franchise included FBI: INTERNATIONAL up 0.15 to 0.49, FBI up 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED up 0.12 to 0.46. NBC:  NIGHT COURT gained 0.02 to 0.40, AMERICAN AUTO ticked down to 0.23, THE VOICE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN, 20/20 and DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s night of the GOLD RUSH franchise was t 0.48/0.37/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.47/0.37/0.22.  Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at […]

  Preliminary numbers from last night’s season finale have HOMELAND setting a new series record with 2.4M total viewers for its initial airing (an additional 500K tuned in for the re-broadcast later in the evening).  Whatever the qualms have been over this season’s creative direction, its viewership has been very solid. MASTERS OF SEX has […]