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, […]

  Despite modest bumps for FOX’s season finales, last night featured an alarming number of season and series lows. FOX:  Both BONES and THE FOLLOWING were up in their season finales, the former by 0.1 to 2.1 and the latter by 0.2 to 2.6.  That still didn’t get them past their season average numbers, although […]

      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: Thursday June 24, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  It was cooking night on broadcast TV . FOX:  MASTERCHEF dominated everything around it with 2.0/2.5 over its two hours. ABC:  What have become the burn-offs of canceled FAMILY TOOLS and HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE) continued with series lows for both (each down 0.1 from last […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The line-up returned from a week off, and after a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.48, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD dropped 0.07 to 0.50, THE CHASE fell a tenth to 0.37, and TO TELL THE TRUTH was down 0.07 to 0.30. CBS:  60 MINUTES is back to receiving giant boosts from […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  NBC is on track to hang on for another victory in primetime with adults 18-49 this past week, although CBS and FOX are extremely close behind in a virtual three-way tie for first place.  All […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A Tuesday edition of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.66, down 0.03 from Monday.  It was followed by a NIGHT IN THE ACADEMY MUSEUM special at 0.28. CBS:  FBI rose 0.11 to 0.70, FBI: INTERNATIONAL gained 0.05 to 0.58, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up a tenth to 0.63. NBC:  […]

  The really interesting numbers last night are likely to be on cable, with the roaring Breaking Bad airing against the season finale of True Blood. FOX:  NFL PRESEASON FOOTBALL (Indianapolis at NY Giants) scored a preliminary 1.8 rating with adults 18-49 in the fast nationals, which we have adjusted up to an estimated 2.1 […]