NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers. In addition,  GENIUS JR flip-flopped its hours from 0.6/0.5 to 0.5/0.6.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was steady at 0.85, with INTO THE BADLANDS up 0.06 to 0.39, […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.0, up 0.3 from last week’s game.  At least BLOOD & OIL departed with a shred of dignity, gaining 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA at […]

>American Idol still guided FOX to a Wednesday win, but wow is the show in a tailspin.  Are they letting too many untalented singers through?  Jim Carrey’s daughter the other night — really?  Is the format simply tired?  In any case, it still won the 8 pm hour handily and helped successfully launch the new […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, adjustments were extreme due to the local preemptions for news coverage.  ABC’s LAST DANCE fell 0.2/0.3 in final numbers, CBS was down 0.2/0.2/0.2, NBC’s airing of DESPICABLE ME dropped 0.2 and the network added a news special at 0.2 in the 10PM hour, and FOX’s reruns were […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The networks generally returned from their holiday breaks.  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS had aired a December 26 episode, and it was down a tenth to 0.33.  The rest of the lineup hadn’t aired since December 5, and compared to that night, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE climbed 0.13 to 0.51, SUPERMARKET SWEEP […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  There were quite a few 0.1 adjustments in final numbers:  up for THE GREAT INDOORS, THE VOICE and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun, down for QUANTICO, TAKEN, JANE THE VIRGIN and the SCORPION rerun.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were quite a few 0.1 declines in final ratings, with FRESH OFF THE BOAT, NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NEW GIRL and TV’S HOTTEST COMMERCIALS all taking the hit.  Only THE VOICE gained 0.1 from this morning. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other […]

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]