BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK inched up 0.02 to 0.54, and 20/20 was down 0.03 to 0.33 CBS:  SWAT gained 0.07 to 0.50, MAGNUM PI was steady at 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.41. NBC:  The premiere of HOME SWEET HOME was at 0.21, about the same as the scripted reruns that […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Only a couple of shows penetrated the block of sports and news telecasts atop Friday cable.  A trio of BASEBALL PLAYOFFS games were in the lead, […]

  BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50).  That means the show […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FBI and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLESS THIS MESS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated Tuesday cable at 2.43 (Golden State vs. Houston)/1.66 (Boston vs. Milwaukee).  On History, CURSE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 slipped 0.02 to 0.56, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.03 to 0.61, and BIG SKY was up 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.05 to 0.65, UNITED STATES OF AL ticked up to 0.50, and GHOSTS gained 0.05 to 0.61.  The season premiere of B POSITIVE was at 0.46, compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the series finale of ARROW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Note that because the pilot for TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS aired as a “sneak peek” after the SAG AWARDS, […]

    In news that ranks as a “no-brainer” in several respects, Lifetime has renewed its hit new series THE CLIENT LIST for a second season, this time for 15 episodes rather than 10.  (It’s not clear whether all the episodes will air at once or if the order will be split into 2 mini-seasons, […]

  AMC:  THE WALKING DEAD, of course, chomped on everything but Sunday Night Football, with a 6.0 in 18-49s rating that was down 0.2 from last week.  (The 11PM re-airing added another 1.0.)  TALKING DEAD remained steady at 2.2. SHOWTIME:  HOMELAND is perplexing many of its fans this season, but its ratings remained even with […]