NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS are simulcast across Viacom-land, and it rated as follows:  on MTV itself, it dropped 0.17 to 0.91 (the pre-show was down two-tenths […]

Dallas isn’t a flash in the pan. TNT:  The 2d episode of DALLAS held up well from its premiere–surprisingly, even more so with younger audiences than with total viewers.  18-49 demo number fell from 1.5 to 1.3, a 15% drop that’s more than reasonable given the premiere’s hype and the network’s huge marketing campaign for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SEAL TEAM and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Wednesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which was strongest on NBC, and that network also had the highest-rated post-debate commentary half-hour at 1.4. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20 and BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.36/0.32/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.38/0.26/0.13.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.24, with UNTUCKED […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 7 of the Top 10 shows on Saturday cable were sports, led by 0.43-1.09 ratings for ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, and 0.39/0.43 for HBO’s BOXING.  The highest rated non-sports show of the night was Lifetime’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  THE BACHELOR was at 0.44, followed by a rerun at 0.15. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the FBI franchise had the mothership down 0.07 to 0.45, INTERNATIONAL down 0.06 to 0.34, and MOST WANTED steady at 0.34. NBC:  NIGHT COURT fell 0.12 to 0.43, AMERICAN AUTO dropped 0.09 to 0.27, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, and IZOMBIE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again it was the NBA PLAYOFFS on top of Tuesday cable, with TNT’s game at 2.75 and […]