BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.58.  FOX’s USFL game was at 0.11.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION was steady at 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY ticked up to 0.04.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.37.  TBS’s NHL PLAYOFFS games […]

  It was a dull week for the broadcast networks, with little variation from the week before.  CBS had the advantage, thanks to the series finale of How I Met Your Mother, giving it a 2.16 average in 18-49s for the week (5 nights same day finals, 2 nights overnights), up 0.08.  ABC followed with […]

      NOTE:  Charts will be updated later today. NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Chart to be posted shortly.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another NBA night, with TNT’s tripleheader at 0.71/0.42/0.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday July 19, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and EVIL each gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8, up 0.4 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game led Thursday cable at 0.88.  NFL Network’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network could feel good about the fact that THE OSCARS were up 1.64 (77%) to 3.76 in the 18-49 demo and up 6.2M (60%) in total viewers compared to 2021.  However, in comparison to 2020, the demo and total viewers were both down 29%, and this year’s telecast was the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The TIME100 special got a big boost from the afternoon NBA Playoffs games that preceded it (at 1.58/2.98), and it jumped 0.22 from last year’s edition to 0.50.  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.74, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  After 60 MINUTES slipped 0.02 to […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Due to the extreme amount of adjustments that were likely because of local NFL preemptions, we’ve relocated our network rating analysis to this post.  Comparisons are to last Thursday’s finals. ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.2 to 0.5, and both FAMILY FOOD FIGHT (0.3) and REEF BREAK (0.2) were down 0.1. CBS:  […]