NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, GAME OF THRONES dipped 0.61 from last week’s premiere to 4.42, a bit steeper than last season’s episode 2, which dropped 0.38 from the previous week.  BARRY, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CMA FEST was at 0.51, down from 0.8 for its 2019 airing. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.79, THE CHALLENGE lost 0.04 to 0.38, and a SWAT rerun was at 0.17. NBC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.34/0.37. FOX:  MASTERCHEF dropped 0.06 to 0.36, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The LAST MAN STANDING rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY premiered at 0.23, slightly below the 0.25 start for WATCHMEN earlier this year; it was followed (after a rerun of the premiere) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Probably due to timeslot adjustment from the STANLEY CUP FINALS, SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MEGYN KELLY lost 0.3 in final numbers, while the STANLEY CUP game itself adjusted up 0.2 to 2.3.  In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1, while the premiere of FUNDERDOME lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  It was season finale night, and the line-up fared as follows:  THE GOLDBERGS at 0.39 (down 0.03 from last week and down 0.19 from last season), THE WONDER YEARS at 0.33 (up 0.03 from last week), THE CONNERS at 0.42 (up a tick from last week and down 0.14 from 2021), […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All the adjustments were downward from this morning’s numbers, with 0.1 declines for THE MINDY PROJECT, SUPERNATURAL, MARRY ME, ABOUT A BOY and the 8:30PM rerun of PARKS & RECREATION. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): BET’s BEING MARY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10PM MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.62, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.09 to 0.45, and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT fell 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH ruled Tuesday cable, up 0.14 to 1.00, and with its lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT at 0.49.  THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) rose 0.08 to 0.89.  On Spike, INK MASTER and […]