NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the preemption in NY, CW’s line-up lost 0.1, leaving ARROW at 0.4 and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW at 0.3.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dopped 0.47 from last week’s game to 3.45.  On VH1, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On the night of the Alabama special Senate election, it was CNN’s turn to shine, with the 10PM hour of ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.96/1.25/3.5M, over MSNBC’s LAST […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE stayed at the top of Wednesday cable, down 0.08 to 0.47.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.63/4.1M, with MSNBC’s […]

The ratings for most network programs came back down to Earth in the official nationals (with the NFL preseason games filtered out of the early ratings, as we explained this morning).  As expected, Big Brother was least impacted (only down one tenth from this morning because CBS was able air it at 10 pm in the California […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no news for SECOND CHANCE in final numbers.  However, MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1, and CODE BLACK lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL took the night at 1.15–but while that was up 0.30 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE and IZOMBIE in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.16/1.12, compared to last week’s 1.13/1.13/1.02.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at […]

  As we’ve noted before, we’ll mostly be taking a break from reporting Friday ratings until the fall season begins, but this past Friday had an arrival worth making an exception:  the premiere of Cinemax’s THE KNICK.  That show, despite the participation of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen, was designed more to draw prestige […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY and YOUNG ROCK.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL led Tuesday cable at 0.53/0.75/3.6M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.45/3.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL […]