NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s official premiere of WHO IS AMERICA was dim at 0.11, although as we noted in yesterday’s text, the network appeared to sneak an airing […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained half a point to 6.8 in final numbers.  ABC’s finals were a mess, presumably because of local sports preemptions:  LAST MAN STANDING and DR KEN were each down 0.3 to 0.3/0.2, 20/20 fell 0.2 to 0.3, and BOSTON EMS was down 0.1 to 0.3.  In addition, FOX’s HOTEL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up sharply in final numbers, from 1.1 to 1.9.  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.9, and 48 HOURS lost 0.2.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT was king of Saturday cable, with all of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 and HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE EXORCIST lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS were once again at the top of cable, with TBS’s pair of games at 0.94/0.88, MLB […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Wednesday cable again, but with its shows in reverse order, as BASKETBALL WIVES went up 0.05 to 0.56, while BLACK INK CREW held at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  A SOUND OF FREEDOM special was at 0.24, followed by 20/20 at 0.32. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME slipped 0.02 to 0.18, followed by a WATERGATE: HIGH CRIMES IN THE WHITE HOUSE special at 0.14. NBC:  DATELINE fell 0.13 to 0.27, followed by an AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun at 0.16. FOX:  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from last week’s preliminary New Year’s Eve network ratings were extra 0.1s for both parts of NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE and for the 8PM rerun of BLUE BLOODS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): All the […]

A&E’s Duck Dynasty sits atop the cable ranking of all telecasts midway through this week.  Of course, we are saving the top spot for Sunday’s Walking Dead on AMC.  Easter Sunday is one of those rare holidays that don’t really depress TV viewing — AMC should certainly run an original episode Sunday. The lists below show […]