NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Baseball remained on top of Wednesday cable, with TBS’s telecast of the MLB PLAYOFFS at 1.30 (FULL FRONTAL followed with an episode that started after 1AM, […]

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]

  The older fans who cherished TNT’s THE CLOSER came out in force for its series finale on Monday night, boosting its total audience by 50% from last week to a massive (for cable) 9 million viewers.  In pure percentages, its 18-49 number rose even more sharply, by 60%, but the show skewed so old […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.73.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.57.  The season finale of History’s VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.53, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.4, down 0.2 from last week’s game.  In addition, both STATION 19 and GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US and NCIS each gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.05 to 0.79, and LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II was also up 0.05 to 0.38.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.71, AMERICAN IDOL fell a tenth to 0.66, and the season finale of THE ROOKIE was at 0.36, down 0.05 from last week and down 0.15 from the 2021 finale. CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped a tenth to 0.46.  The season finale of THE EQUALIZER […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR rose 0.09 to 0.86, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.40. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD edged up 0.02 to 0.63, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA lost 0.03 to 0.52, NCIS gained 0.04 to 0.56, and NCIS: HAWAII was up 0.11 to 0.46. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: EXTREME EDITION ticked down […]