Starz has been exceptionally tolerant of ratings that other networks might find discouraging, and without even waiting to see how DA VINCI’S DEMONS will perform without a Spartacus lead-in, the network has already ordered a Season 2.  This is in keeping with renewals for Boss and Magic City after slow starts; the former didn’t […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50.  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE jumped 0.21 to 0.61, SUPERMARKET SWEEP slipped 0.02 to 0.42, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.05 to 0.31. CBS:  Thanks to its national NFL lead-in, 60 MINUTES grew by 0.75 to 1.53.  A run of the […]

  It’s encouraging when the ratings for a new series rise off a much-hyped premiere, and RAY DONOVAN managed that last night (in total viewers, at least–we don’t yet have any demo information), up from 1.4M to 1.6M, plus another 600K from re-airings later that night.  A couple of things should be noted, though.  First, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A QUEEN FAMILY SINGALONG special was at 0.48, followed by QUEENS reruns at 0.25/0.22. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.05 to 0.66, UNITED STATES OF AL was steady at 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.04 to 0.53, and B POSITIVE was down 0.03 to 0.40.  BULL ticked up to 0.32. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST gained […]

  It was a good night for both broadcast and cable last night. With the benefit of a huge football overrun that lasted until the very last moment before the awards were set to begin, the EMMY AWARDS had a 4.9 rating in 18-49s, more than a full point higher than last year’s 3.8 in […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The line-up returned after 2 weeks off.  After a WEST SIDE STORY: SOMETHING’S COMING special at 0.22, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.13 to 0.38, SUPERMARKET SWEEP dropped 0.08 to 0.29, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  The network had the late national NFL game, and compared to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The limited series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT debuted at 0.43, and the accompanying documentary series LET THE WORLD SEE was at 0.40. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since December 9, with YOUNG SHELDON up 0.08 to 0.74, UNITED STATES OF AL up 0.05 to 0.50, GHOSTS up an […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With the WINTER OLYMPICS airing, most of the other networks were in rerun mode.  Here that meant 0.53/0.49/0.44/0.24. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.39, and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.47.  Reruns followed at 0.23/0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 2.01, the highest mark thus far, but still way […]