SHOWTIME:  The season finale of HOMELAND climbed by 300K total viewers and 0.1 in the 18-49 demo to 2.4M/0.9.   The MASTERS OF SEX finale was more subdued, holding even at 1.2M total viewers but declining 0.4 in the demo to 0.4. USA:  The 2-hour PSYCH musical special did nicely, above its most recent regular episode […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Primetime was led by ABC’s coverage of the JIMMY KIMMEL BOWL at 0.49, although that was outrated by the network’s afternoon INDEPENDENCE BOWL at 0.60.  The highest-rated show on broadcast was NBC’s part-quasi-live, part clip-show Covid-burdened SNL at 0.89.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s primetime […]

  As we’ve noted before, we’ll mostly be taking a break from reporting Friday ratings until the fall season begins, but this past Friday had an arrival worth making an exception:  the premiere of Cinemax’s THE KNICK.  That show, despite the participation of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen, was designed more to draw prestige […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.09 to 0.58, THE WONDER YEARS fell a tenth to 0.40, THE CONNERS lost 0.08 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.35.  THE CHASE completed the down night by slipping 0.02 to 0.31. CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT rose 0.13 to 0.74, THE […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.9 to 8.5.  On CBS, where the schedule slid 50 minutes due to afternoon football overrun, BIG BROTHER gained 0.3 to 2.5.  The MISS AMERICA PAGEANT grew 0.2 to 1.7, and the COUNTDOWN special that preceded it was up 0.1 to 0.7. THE STRAIN (FX) topped SUNDAY CABLE, […]

  NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.76/1.06, compared to 2.19 for the parallel night in 2018.  CW’s GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN was at 0.05.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT continued its coverage of NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND, with events at 1.76/0.46.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.36/0.33/0.28/0.25/0.23/0.21.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and CASTLE each lost 0.1 in final numbers, and THE VOICE gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Monday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was naturally at the top of Monday cable at 4.58, although […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.02 to 0.48, THE WONDER YEARS ticked up to 0.31, THE CONNERS was up 0.02 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS rose 0.06 to 0.37.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up 0.03 to 0.26. CBS:  SURVIVOR edged up 0.02 to 0.84, and BEYOND THE EDGE was up 0.03 to […]