NETWORK FINALS:  So much for the excitement about CONTAINMENT growing from its premiere, as it gave back that 0.1 bump in final numbers.  (Although holding steady from a debut isn’t bad either.) Elsewhere, THE VOICE and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun gained 0.1, and the Prince NEW GIRL rerun lost 0.1.   […]

> ABC’s Last Man Standing premiered with a very solid 3.5 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-9 pm, doubling the Dancing with the Stars repeat special in the time period last week (1.7 rating).  At 9 pm, Dancing with the Stars Results was up to a 3.2 rating (from 2.9 last week), while Body of Proof […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

>CBS aired the low-rated first round of the NCAA basketball tournament, falling to a fourth-place 1.7 rating with Adults 18-49 (the same as last year’s result).  ABC received some decent news with Missing premiering to a 2.0 rating at 8 pm.  Not a huge number but better than the mid-1 rating they have seen for […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  All movements were of the 0.1 variety, with AMERICAN IDOL, BIG BANG THEORY, GREY’S ANATOMY, SCANDAL and PARKS & RECREATION getting the bump.  That meant IDOL and PARKS tied their lows rather than setting new ones, but even though THE MILLERS also went down 0.1, IDOL still lost that competition (IDOL did […]

      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: Wednesday May 19, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

>ABC premiered the “comedy” Work It, and America did not turn out for it.  CBS went back to basics and brought back its regular Tuesday schedule (all in originals), winning the night unlike the same night last year, when it let Paula Abdul mess up its powerhouse Tuesday schedule.  NBC also went with originals of […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The WOMENS WORLD CUP FINALS adjusted up 0.6 to 7.0 in final numbers.  The primetime NASCAR telecast turned out to be a very long rain delay, and it lost 0.1 to 0.7.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD received 0.1 bumps. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sunday marked the start of Shark Week, Discovery’s favorite […]