NETWORK FINALS:  THE EMMYS adjusted to 2.4, just below last year and thus its lowest-rated telecast ever.  Elsewhere, NFL preemptions probably affected ABC, where CASTAWAYS adjusted down 0.1/0.2, and the rerun THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.3.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS recaptured this morning’s 0.1 losses with bumps in final numbers.  THE FLASH also gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What turned out to be the final episode of THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER, a fact not disclosed until after it aired, rose 0.05 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was an extra 0.1 for THE SIMPSONS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, 0.6 higher than last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): That 7.1 wasn’t enough to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.04 to 0.67.  THE GOOD DOCTOR, returning from an off-week, was down 0.05 to 0.38. CBS:  Reruns at 0.49/0.39/0.34/0.24. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.05 to 0.81.  ORDINARY JOE returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.27. FOX:  9-1-1 dropped 0.05 to 0.67, and THE BIG […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.83/0.73.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.48.  On Discovery, a special episode of GOLD RUSH was at 0.44. leading in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM episode of 48 HOURS rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an extremely quiet cable Saturday on Memorial Day weekend.  HBO’s STORKS wasn’t an original, but a theatrical movie premiere (and its 0.30 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US tied a milestone in final numbers, rounding up to a 3.0 18-49 rating (actually it was 2.96, but who’s counting), its first 9PM rating at that level.  In addition, THE MIDDLE gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same.  Also up 0.1:  NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of AMC’s THE […]