NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments for the live telecast on NBC put DATELINE at 0.6 and the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS at 2.4 (down 0.2 from the 2017 final rating).  In addition, both FAMILY GUY and the 9:30PM BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS aired its first new episode since April 11, and dropped 0.1 to 1.2.  ALEX INC was at 0.8, compared to last week’s 0.7/0.6.  Also returning for the first time in 3 weeks, MODERN FAMILY fell 0.2 to 1.2, and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE lost 0.2 to 0.9.  DESIGNATED […]

> HBO, to no one’s surprise, has renewed both its new half-hours, VEEP and GIRLS, for 2d seasons (10 episodes each).  Neither show is a ratings blockbuster (numbers aren’t available yet for last night, but the previous week Veep had an 0.6 rating and Girls had a 0.4), but as is often the case with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.08 to 0.55, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was up 0.05 to 0.51.  However, SUPERSTAR dropped 0.06 to 0.28. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was steady at 0.95, and HOUSE CALLS fell 0.07 to 0.21.  A special 48 HOURS was at 0.22. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.03 to 0.65, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:   MOM lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.1, down 3.3 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable at 0.66, steady with last week, and lead-out FLORIBAMA SHORE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC ended up in the lead with Super Tuesday election coverage at 0.6, with ABC at 0.4 and CBS at 0.3.  There were no other changes from the preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable night was dominated by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday’s broadcast shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Amazingly, the Season 7 premiere of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was its highest-rated episode ever–and it wasn’t close.  At 4.71, it was […]

  Six seasons in, it’s probably safe to say that the people who watch MAD MEN are the people who watch Mad Men, and the ratings for last night’s Season 6 premiere were by and large very steady with last year’s launch.  Total viewership was at 3.4M, down a bit from 3.54M last year, while […]