NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale, BIG BROTHER and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun rose 0.1 in final numbers.  However, BLINDSPOT fell the same, meaning that it retained just about 55% of its lead-in.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN […]

  A few notable items from today’s cable news: On the heels of a season-best rating last Sunday, HBO has renewed VEEP for a third season of 10 episodes.  Veep‘s been a very sturdy success for the network, considerably outrating its splashier sister show Girls this year (although, to be sure, Girls didn’t have a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, the 8:30PM rerun of BLACK-ISH was down 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, SHARKNADO, which has become Syfy’s biggest yearly event, scored well, but it was far below last year’s number.  In fact, it was A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY that claimed bragging rights to the night, up 0.13 […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  The scheduled new episode of BORDERTOWN didn’t air due to the east coast NASCAR overrun.  In the same hour, the ONCE UPON A TIME rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  At 8PM, MADAM SECRETARY declined 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY premiered at 0.17.  The season premiere of Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS was at 0.15, down 0.04 from last season’s premiere. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.45, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ticked down to 0.51, THE $100,000 PYRAMID slipped 0.03 to 0.42, and THE FINAL STRAW was down 0.09 to 0.21. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was up a tick to 0.80, sandwiched between reruns at 0.67 (thanks to an afternoon NFL […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 19, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

No one will ever confuse the ratings for MAD MEN with those of TRUE BLOOD, but it was the former moving in the right direction with its season finale last night.  The Season 5 finale was the show’s highest rated, with what should be around a 0.9 rating in 18-49s, and 2.7 million viewers, up […]