One guess what’s on top.  The surprise, though, is how little the walkers fed off their competition. AMC:  We already know that THE WALKING DEAD literally topped almost everything else in primetime television all season with a 8.2 in 18-49s.  (Sunday Night Football was adjusted up to 8.4 in the final numbers to edge […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.11 to 0.85, with a lead-out special at 0.57.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while I FEEL BAD and MOM lost the same.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7, up 0.4 from last week.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of the LAST DANCE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s regular Fox News ratings policy to credit their regularly scheduled primetime programming even when those shows are preempted for live coverage […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.02 to 0.39, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY rose 0.03 to 0.40, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE climbed 0.02 to 0.35, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.06 to 0.33. CBS:  Comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, the last time the network had the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES surged […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Note that 20/20 is missing from the final nationals because it aired a special broadcast about the Paris attacks that didn’t include any commercials, and thus wasn’t covered by Nielsen.  (The same wasn’t true of the night’s DATELINE.)  Elsewhere, THE AMAZING RACE and WORLD’S FUNNIEST each lost 0.1 in finals. Broadcast Official […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.35/0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.19/0.19/0.17. NBC:  A NASCAR race at 0.43. FOX:  A USFL game at 0.13. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.02/0.03/0.02. TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.21/0.12. UNIVISION:  A COPA ORA match at 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The BET AWARDS got the Paramount “roadblock” […]

        NOTE TO READERS:  Charts will continue to be posted as usual, but due to our coverage of the Toronto Film Festival, for the next week all text and responses to comments/requests will be delayed, potentially for a day or more.  Things will be back to normal on Monday, September 18.   […]